See Also: glandula lacrimalis(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
glandula(medicine)
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glandula sublingualis(medicine)
glandula serosa(medicine)
glandula seromucosa(medicine)
glandula salivaria(medicine)
glandula prostatica(medicine)

glandula lacrimalis (medicine)


glandula lacrimalis -->
lacrimal gland


The gland that secretes tears; it consists of 6 to 12 separate compound tubuloalveolar serous glands, located in the upper lateral part of the orbit, and is partially divided into a smaller palpebral part and a larger orbital part by the aponeurosis of the levator palpebrae muscle.

Synonym: glandula lacrimalis.