the compound gland that secretes tears and lubricates the surface of the eye and the conjunctiva of the eyelid
lacrimal gland in American English
noun
Anatomy
either of two tear-secreting glands situated in the upper outer angle of the orbit
Word origin
[1780–90]
Examples of 'lacrimal gland' in a sentence
lacrimal gland
The tumor and lacrimal gland were resected.
Lindfay Laura Lau, Chong Ka Lung, Syed Shoeb Ahmad 2015, 'A benign presentation of primary ductal adenocarcinoma of lacrimal gland: A rare malignancy',Indian Journal of Ophthalmologyhttp://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2015;volume=63;issue=11;spage=856;epage=858;aulast=Lau. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
A lacrimal gland biopsy revealed amyloidosis.
Prabhakaran Venkatesh, Babu Kalpana, Mahadevan Anitha, Murthy Sowmya 2009, 'Amyloidosis of lacrimal gland', Indian Journal of Ophthalmologyhttp://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2009;volume=57;issue=6;spage=461;epage=463;aulast=Prabhakaran. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Khanna Dhanita, Shrivastava Arun 2011, 'Suppurative dacroadenitis causing ocular sicca syndrome in classic Wegener′sgranulomatosis', Indian Journal of Ophthalmologyhttp://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2011;volume=59;issue=2;spage=151;epage=153;aulast=Khanna. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The embryonic lacrimal gland explants were used as the standard experimental model for investigating lacrimal gland branching morphogenesis.
Ya-Chuan Hsiao, Tsung-Lin Yang 2017, 'Data supporting regulating temporospatial dynamics of morphogen for structure formationof the lacrimal gland by chitosan biomaterials', Data in Briefhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352340916307028. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Histopathologic evaluation revealed primary ductal adenocarcinoma of the lacrimal gland.
Renato Wendell Ferreira Damasceno, Leonard M. Holbach 2012, 'Primary ductal adenocarcinoma of the lacrimal gland: case report', Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologiahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-27492012000100014&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Tumors of the lacrimal gland are rare in clinical practice.
Josie Naomi Iyeyasu, Fabiano Reis, Albina Messias Altemani, Keila Monteiro de Carvalho 2013, 'An unusual presentation of lacrimal gland pleomorphic adenoma', Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologiahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-72802013000500012&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Lateral orbitectomy and lacrimal gland resection were performed.
Couceiro R, Loureiro C, Luís P, López-Presa D, Proença H, Fonseca A, Monteiro-GrilloM 2014, 'Lacrimal gland carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma with chronic lymphocytic leukemiainfiltration', Clinical Ophthalmologyhttp://www.dovepress.com/lacrimal-gland-carcinoma-ex-pleomorphic-adenoma-with-chronic-lymphocyt-peer-reviewed-article-OPTH. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
A lacrimal gland biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of sarcoidosis.
Tasnim F. Imran, Sobia Nizami, Igor Eyzner, Neena Mirani, Tanzib Hossain, Robert Fede,Eugenio Capitle 2015, 'Vertigo as a Predominant Manifestation of Neurosarcoidosis', Case Reports in Medicinehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/397046. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Lacrimal gland tumors are common in middle age group individuals.
Rajan Kumar Labh, Gulshan Bahadur Shrestha 2013, 'A Rare Malignant Transformation of Benign Lacrimal Tumor', Journal of Nepal Medical Associationhttp://jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/2279. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Both of them had relatively normal lacrimal gland images.
Rui Zhang, Jiang Qian, Yifei Yuan, Yingwen Bi 2015, 'Atypical clinical presentation of orbital adenoid cystic carcinoma', Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeuticshttp://www.cancerjournal.net/article.asp?issn=0973-1482;year=2015;volume=11;issue=4;spage=1035;epage=1035;aulast=. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)