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Tear gland   /tɛr glænd/   Listen
Tear gland

noun
1.
Any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears.  Synonyms: lachrymal gland, lacrimal gland.





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... set in a bony cavity of the skull, which, with the eyelids and eyelashes, protect it from injury. It is moved at will in every direction by six muscles which are attached to its surface, and is lubricated and kept moist by the secretions of the tear gland and other glands, which secretions, having done their work, are carried down into the nose by a passage especially made for the purpose—the tear duct. We are all familiar with the fact that our eyes are "to see with," but in order to be able to take care of our ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 647, May 26, 1888 • Various
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