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LACRIMAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or located near the organ that produces tears
Synonyms:
lachrymal; lacrimal
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
lacrimal gland (any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or relating to tears
Synonyms:
lachrymal; lacrimal
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
tear (a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands)
Context examples:
A primary or metastatic malignant neoplasm affecting the lacrimal duct.
(Malignant Lacrimal Duct Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
A primary or metastatic tumor involving the structures of the eye (conjunctiva, cornea, uvea, retina), the lacrimal gland, and the orbit.
(Malignant Eye Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
An artery originating from the ophthalmic artery with many branches that supply numerous areas including the lacrimal gland, eyelids and forehead.
(Lacrimal Artery, NCI Thesaurus)
A clinical finding about one or more characteristics of carcinoma of the lacrimal gland, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v7 classification system.
(Carcinoma of the Lacrimal Gland Clinical TNM Finding v7, NCI Thesaurus)
A clinical finding about one or more characteristics of carcinoma of the lacrimal gland, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v7 classification system as they pertain to distant metastases.
(Carcinoma of the Lacrimal Gland Clinical Distant Metastasis TNM Finding v7, NCI Thesaurus)
Abnormal growth of the cells of the lacrimal gland without malignant characteristics.
(Benign Lacrimal Gland Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
Other primary sites of involvement include the lacrimal gland, the larynx, and the lungs.
(Adenoid cystic carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A pathologic finding about one or more characteristics of carcinoma of the lacrimal gland, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v7 classification system as they pertain to staging of the primary tumor.
(Carcinoma of the Lacrimal Gland Pathologic Primary Tumor TNM Finding v7, NCI Thesaurus)
A pathologic finding about one or more characteristics of carcinoma of the lacrimal gland, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v7 classification system as they pertain to staging of regional lymph nodes.
(Carcinoma of the Lacrimal Gland Pathologic Regional Lymph Nodes TNM Finding v7, NCI Thesaurus)
A recently described mass-forming lesion that occurs in the pancreas, submandibular glands, lacrimal glands, lymph nodes, and hepatobiliary tract.
(IgG4-Related Disease, NCI Thesaurus)
