posterior lacrimal crest


pos·te·ri·or lac·ri·mal crest

[TA] a vertical ridge on the orbital surface of the lacrimal bone that, together with the anterior lacrimal crest, bounds the fossa for the lacrimal sac. Synonym(s): crista lacrimalis posterior [TA]

pos·te·ri·or lac·ri·mal crest

(pos-tēr'ē-ŏr lak'ri-măl krest) [TA] A vertical ridge on the orbital surface of the lacrimal bone that, together with the anterior lacrimal crest, bounds the fossa for the lacrimal sac.

lacrimal crest, posterior

The posterior margin of the fossa for the lacrimal sac situated on the lacrimal bone.