lacrimal gland

lacrimal gland

English

Noun

lacrimal gland (plural lacrimal glands)

1. (anatomy, ophthalmology) Either of a pair of almond-shaped glands, one for each eye, that secrete the aqueous layer of the tear film.

Synonyms

• tear gland

Translations

gland which secretes tear fluid

Bulgarian: слъзна жлеза f (slǎzna žleza) Catalan: glàndula lacrimal f Chinese: Mandarin: 淚腺／泪腺 (zh) (lèixiàn) Finnish: kyynelrauhanen French: glande lacrymale (fr) f German: Tränendrüse (de) f Icelandic: tárakirtill m Irish: faireog dheorach f Japanese: 涙腺 (るいせん, ruisen) Kazakh: көзжас безі (közjas bezı) Korean: 눈물샘 (nunmulsaem), 누선(淚腺) (nuseon), 루선(淚腺) (ruseon) Romanian: glandă lacrimală (ro) f Spanish: glándula lagrimal f Swedish: tårkörtel (sv)

See also

• Ciaccio's glands
• Krause's glands
• Wolfring's glands