Preferred Label : lacrimal apparatus;
Uberon definition : A network of orbital structures of the eye that secrete and drain tears from the surface
of the eyeball into the nasal cavity; these parts include the lacrimal glands, lacrimal
lake, lacrimal ducts, lacrimal canals, lacrimal sacs, nasolacrimal ducts, and lacrimal
puncta.;
Uberon synonym : lacrymal system;
Uberon related term : lacrimal drainage system; nasolacrimal system; nasolacrimal drainage system;
Origin ID : 0001750;
UMLS CUI : C0022903;
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A network of orbital structures of the eye that secrete and drain tears from the surface
of the eyeball into the nasal cavity; these parts include the lacrimal glands, lacrimal
lake, lacrimal ducts, lacrimal canals, lacrimal sacs, nasolacrimal ducts, and lacrimal
puncta.
