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Either of a pair of almond-shaped glands, one for each eye, that secrete the aqueous layer of the tear film.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, ophthalmology, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lachrymal gland, tear gland
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: exocrine gland, exocrine, duct gland
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
слъзна жлеза
(slǎzna žleza)
— gland which secretes tear fluid
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Catalan:
glàndula lacrimal
— gland which secretes tear fluid
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Chinese Mandarin:
淚腺 /泪腺
(lèixiàn)
— gland which secretes tear fluid
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Dutch:
traanklier
— gland which secretes tear fluid
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Finnish:
kyynelrauhanen
— gland which secretes tear fluid
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French:
glande lacrymale
— gland which secretes tear fluid
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German:
Tränendrüse
— gland which secretes tear fluid
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Greek:
δακρυϊκός πόρος
(dakryïkós póros)
— gland which secretes tear fluid
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Icelandic:
tárakirtill
— gland which secretes tear fluid
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Irish:
faireog dheorach
— gland which secretes tear fluid
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Italian:
ghiandola lacrimale
— gland which secretes tear fluid
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Japanese:
涙腺
(ruisen)
— gland which secretes tear fluid
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Kazakh:
көзжас безі
(közjas bezı)
— gland which secretes tear fluid
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Korean:
눈물샘
(nunmulsaem)
— gland which secretes tear fluid
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Korean:
누선
(nuseon)
— gland which secretes tear fluid
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Korean:
루선
(ruseon)
— gland which secretes tear fluid
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Polish:
gruczoł łzowy
— gland which secretes tear fluid
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Romanian:
glandă lacrimală
— gland which secretes tear fluid
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Russian:
слёзная железа́
(sljóznaja železá)
— gland which secretes tear fluid
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Spanish:
glándula lagrimal
— gland which secretes tear fluid
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Swedish:
tårkörtel
— gland which secretes tear fluid
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Tamil:
கண்ணீர்ச்சுரப்பி
(kaṇṇīrccurappi)
— gland which secretes tear fluid
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Turkish:
gözyaşı bezi
— gland which secretes tear fluid
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Vietnamese:
tuyến lệ
— gland which secretes tear fluid
