lacrimal sac

English

Noun

lacrimal sac (plural lacrimal sacs)

1. (anatomy, ophthalmology) 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.

   Synonyms: nasolacrimal sac, tear sac, dacryocyst

Translations

dilated upper end of the nasolacrimal duct

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 淚囊／泪囊 (zh) (lèi náng)

• Finnish: kyynelpussi
• French: sac lacrimal m
• German: Tränensack (de) m
• Greek: δακρυϊκός ασκός m (dakryïkós askós)
• Hungarian: könnyzacskó (hu), könnytömlő
• Nanai: покон (pokon)
• Romanian: sac lacrimal m
• Russian: слёзный мешо́чек m (sljóznyj mešóček)
• Spanish: saco lacrimal m

See also

• dacryocystitis

References

• “lacrimal sac”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “lacrimal sac”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.