lacrimal nerve

noun

A small branch of the ophthalmic nerve that enters the lacrimal gland with the lacrimal artery and supplies the lacrimal gland and the adjacent conjunctiva and the skin of the upper eyelid.

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Meanings

nounlacrimal nerve (plural lacrimal nerves)

plural lacrimal nerves

  1. anatomyA small branch of the ophthalmic nerve that enters the lacrimal gland with the lacrimal artery and supplies the lacrimal gland and the adjacent conjunctiva and the skin of the upper eyelid.
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