English noun: tear sac | |||
1. | tear sac (body) either of the two dilated ends of the lacrimal ducts at the nasal ends of the eyes that fill with tears secreted by the lacrimal glands | ||
Synonyms | dacryocyst, lacrimal sac | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cyst, vesicle | ||
Part meronym | lacrimal apparatus | ||