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    LACHRYMAL GLAND

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tearsplay

    Synonyms:

    lachrymal gland; lacrimal gland; tear gland

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("lachrymal gland" is a kind of...):

    duct gland; exocrine; exocrine gland (a gland that secretes externally through a duct)

    Holonyms ("lachrymal gland" is a part of...):

    lacrimal apparatus (the structures that secrete and drain tears from the eye)

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