Excretory ducts of lacrimal gland
Ductuli excretorii glandulae lacrimalis
- Related terms: Excretory ducts
Definition
The excretory ducts of the lacrimal glands, from six to twelve in number, run obliquely beneath the conjunctiva for a short distance, and open along the upper and lateral half of the superior conjunctival fornix.
References
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/).
