English noun: lacrimal artery | |||
1. | lacrimal artery (body) an artery that originates from the ophthalmic artery and supplies the lacrimal gland and rectal eye muscles and the upper eyelid and the forehead | ||
Synonyms | arteria lacrimalis | ||
Broader (hypernym) | arteria, arterial blood vessel, artery | ||
Part meronym | eye, oculus, optic | ||