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Noun: lacrimal vein
  1. Drains the lacrimal gland; empties into the superior ophthalmic vein
    "The ophthalmologist noted congestion in the lacrimal vein, indicating possible inflammation of the lacrimal gland";
    - vena lacrimalis

Derived forms: lacrimal veins

Type of: vein, vena, venous blood vessel

Part of: eye, oculus [rare], optic