rivus lacrimalis

lacrimal pathway

[TA] a space between the closed lids and the eyeball through which tears flow to the punctum lacrimale. Synonym(s): rivus lacrimalis [TA], Ferrein canal

rivus lacrimalis

(rī′vŭs) [L. rivus, little stream, + lacrima, tear] The pathway under the eyelids through which tears travel from their source in the lacrimal glands to the punctum lacrimale.

Ferrein,

Antoine, French anatomist, 1693-1769. Ferrein canal - a space between the closed lids and the eyeball through which the tears flow to the punctum lacrimale. Synonym(s): rivus lacrimalisFerrein cordsFerrein foramen - the opening on the anterior aspect of the petrous part of the temporal bone which leads to the facial canal and gives passage to the greater petrosal nerve. Synonym(s): hiatus of facial canalFerrein ligament - the capsular ligament that passes obliquely down and backward across the lateral surface of temporomandibular joint. Synonym(s): lateral temporomandibular ligamentFerrein pyramid - the center of the renal lobule, which has the shape of a small, steep pyramid, consisting of straight tubular parts. Synonym(s): medullary ray; processus ferreiniFerrein tube - Synonym(s): convoluted tubule of kidneyFerrein vasa aberrantia - biliary canaliculi that are not connected with hepatic lobules.processus ferreini - Synonym(s): Ferrein pyramid