Meanings
nounlacrimal gland (plural lacrimal glands)
plural lacrimal glands
- anatomyEither of a pair of almond-shaped glands, one for each eye, that secrete the aqueous layer of the tear film.
Synonyms: tear gland
Synonyms & antonyms
nounEither of a pair of almond-shaped glands, one for each eye, that secrete the aqueous layer of the tear film.
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Translations
Bulgarian слъзна жлеза
- слъзна жлеза (slăzna žleza)gland which secretes tear fluid
Catalan glàndula lacrimal
- glàndula lacrimalgland which secretes tear fluid
Chinese Mandarin 淚腺 /泪腺
- 淚腺 /泪腺 (lèixiàn)gland which secretes tear fluid
Dutch traanklier
- traankliergland which secretes tear fluid
Finnish kyynelrauhanen
- kyynelrauhanengland which secretes tear fluid
French glande lacrymale
- glande lacrymalegland which secretes tear fluid
German Tränendrüse
- Tränendrüsegland which secretes tear fluid
Greek δακρυϊκός πόρος
- δακρυϊκός πόρος (dakryïkós póros)gland which secretes tear fluid
Icelandic tárakirtill
- tárakirtillgland which secretes tear fluid
Irish faireog dheorach
- faireog dheorachgland which secretes tear fluid
Italian ghiandola lacrimale
- ghiandola lacrimalegland which secretes tear fluid
Japanese 涙腺
- 涙腺 (ruisen)gland which secretes tear fluid
Korean 눈물샘, 누선
- 눈물샘 (nunmulsaem)gland which secretes tear fluid
- 누선 (nuseon)gland which secretes tear fluid
- 루선 (ruseon)gland which secretes tear fluid
Polish gruczoł łzowy
- gruczoł łzowygland which secretes tear fluid
Romanian glandă lacrimală
- glandă lacrimalăgland which secretes tear fluid
Russian слёзная железа́
- слёзная железа́ (sljóznaja železá)gland which secretes tear fluid
Spanish glándula lagrimal
- glándula lagrimalgland which secretes tear fluid
Swedish tårkörtel
- tårkörtelgland which secretes tear fluid
Tamil கண்ணீர்ச்சுரப்பி
- கண்ணீர்ச்சுரப்பி (kaṇṇīrccurappi)gland which secretes tear fluid
Turkish gözyaşı bezi
- gözyaşı bezigland which secretes tear fluid
Vietnamese tuyến lệ
- tuyến lệgland which secretes tear fluid
Cite this entry
APA
lacrimal gland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lacrimal%20gland
MLA
“lacrimal gland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lacrimal%20gland. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lacrimal gland,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lacrimal%20gland.
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