泪阜
Caruncula lacrimalis
定义
泪阜(lacrimal caruncle)是一种黏膜隆起,呈小而红润的锥形体,位于内眦(medial palpebral commissure),充填于泪湖(lacus lacrimalis)内。它由一小片皮肤岛构成,其中含有皮脂腺和汗腺,是该区域持续分泌白色分泌物的来源。其表面附有数根纤细的毛发。
參考資料
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).