lacrimal sac

noun

The upper dilated end of the nasolacrimal duct that is situated in a groove formed by the lacrimal bone and the frontal process of the maxilla and receives the lacrimal canaliculi.

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nasolacrimal sactear sacdacryocyst
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Meanings

nounlacrimal sac (plural lacrimal sacs)

plural lacrimal sacs

  1. anatomyThe upper dilated end of the nasolacrimal duct that is situated in a groove formed by the lacrimal bone and the frontal process of the maxilla and receives the lacrimal canaliculi.

    Synonyms: nasolacrimal sac, tear sac, dacryocyst

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe upper dilated end of the nasolacrimal duct that is situated in a groove formed by the lacrimal bone and the frontal process of the maxilla and receives the lacrimal canaliculi.

Similar
nasolacrimal sactear sacdacryocyst

More synonyms by meaning

nouneither of the two dilated ends of the lacrimal ducts at the nasal ends of the eyes that fill with tears secreted by the lacrimal glands

Similar
tear sacdacryocyst
Broader
vesiclecyst
Also see
dacryocystnasolacrimal sactear sac

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 淚囊 /泪囊
  • 淚囊 /泪囊 (lèi náng)dilated upper end of the nasolacrimal duct
Dutch traanzak
  • traanzakdilated upper end of the nasolacrimal duct
Finnish kyynelpussi
  • kyynelpussidilated upper end of the nasolacrimal duct
French sac lacrymal
  • sac lacrymaldilated upper end of the nasolacrimal duct
German Tränensack
  • Tränensackdilated upper end of the nasolacrimal duct
Greek δακρυϊκός ασκός
  • δακρυϊκός ασκός (dakryïkós askós)dilated upper end of the nasolacrimal duct
Hungarian könnyzacskó, könnytömlő
  • könnyzacskódilated upper end of the nasolacrimal duct
  • könnytömlődilated upper end of the nasolacrimal duct
Polish woreczek łzowy
  • woreczek łzowydilated upper end of the nasolacrimal duct
Romanian sac lacrimal
  • sac lacrimaldilated upper end of the nasolacrimal duct
Russian слёзный мешо́чек
  • слёзный мешо́чек (sljóznyj mešóček)dilated upper end of the nasolacrimal duct
Spanish saco lacrimal
  • saco lacrimaldilated upper end of the nasolacrimal duct
Cite this entry
APA

lacrimal sac. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lacrimal%20sac

MLA

“lacrimal sac.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lacrimal%20sac. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lacrimal sac,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lacrimal%20sac.

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