LACRIMAL ARTERY

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An artery that originates from the ophthalmic artery and supplies the lacrimal gland and rectal eye muscles and the upper eyelid and the forehead

Synonyms:

arteria lacrimalis; lacrimal artery

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("lacrimal artery" is a kind of...):

arteria; arterial blood vessel; artery (a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body)

Holonyms ("lacrimal artery" is a part of...):

eye; oculus; optic (the organ of sight)

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