Meanings
nountear duct (plural tear ducts)
plural tear ducts
- anatomyA duct that transports tears from the lacrimal sac to the nasal cavity
Synonyms: nasolacrimal duct
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA duct that transports tears from the lacrimal sac to the nasal cavity
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More synonyms by meaning
nounany of several small ducts that carry tears from the lacrimal glands
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lacrimal ductlachrymal duct
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Translations
Bulgarian сълзно каналче
- сълзно каналче (sălzno kanalče)tear duct
Chinese Mandarin 淚管 /泪管
- 淚管 /泪管 (lèiguǎn)tear duct
Finnish kyynelkäytävä
- kyynelkäytävätear duct
French conduit lacrymal, canal nasolacrymal
- conduit lacrymaltear duct
- canal nasolacrymaltear duct
- canal lacrymaltear duct
- canalicule lacrymaltear duct
German Tränenkanal
- Tränenkanaltear duct
Greek δακρυϊκός πόρος
- δακρυϊκός πόρος (dakryïkós póros)tear duct
Hawaiian luaʻuhane
- luaʻuhanetear duct
Hungarian orr-könnyvezeték
- orr-könnyvezetéktear duct
Māori pū roimata
- pū roimatatear duct
Romanian canal lacrimal
- canal lacrimaltear duct
Spanish conducto nasolacrimal, conducto lacrimal
- conducto nasolacrimaltear duct
- conducto lacrimaltear duct
- conducto lagrimaltear duct
Turkish gözyaşı kanalı
- gözyaşı kanalıtear duct
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APA
tear duct. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tear%20duct
MLA
“tear duct.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tear%20duct. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tear duct,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tear%20duct.
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