1. An artery that originates from the ophthalmic artery and supplies the lacrimal gland and rectal eye muscles and the upper eyelid and the forehead
   "The lacrimal artery was carefully avoided during the orbital surgery";
   - arteria lacrimalis

Derived forms: lacrimal arteries

Type of: arteria, arterial blood vessel, artery

Part of: eye, oculus [rare], optic

Encyclopedia: Lacrimal artery