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Noun: lacrimal apparatus
  1. The structures that secrete and drain tears from the eye
    "A blockage in the lacrimal apparatus can cause excessive tearing"

Derived forms: lacrimal apparatuses

Type of: anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure

Part of: eye, oculus [rare], optic

Encyclopedia: Lacrimal apparatus