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Definition of Tear gland

1. Noun. Any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tear Gland

Literary usage of Tear gland

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1890)
"The remarkable and apparently voluntary mechanism for compressing the tear gland is evidence distinctly against the conclusion as respects at least our ..."

2. A Text-book in General Physiology and Anatomy by Walter Hollis Eddy (1907)
"There is in addition a small gland about the size of an almond (the tear gland) located on the outer and upper side of the orbit, and this gland secretes a ..."

3. A Text-book in General Physiology and Anatomy by Walter Hollis Eddy (1907)
"There is in addition a small gland about the size of an almond (the tear gland) located on the outer and upper side of the orbit, and this gland secretes a ..."

4. Physiology and Health by Herbert William Conn (1916)
"Just above each eye, on the side next the temple, is a small tear gland or ... Usually the tear gland produces just liquid enough to wash the eyeball and ..."

5. A Text-book of the Principles of Animal Histology by Ulric Dahlgren, William Allison Kepner (1908)
"Another form of this kind of lubricating tissue is found in the tear gland of the mouse. The secreting epithelium is simple in this case and has been ..."

6. An Elementary Physiology and Hygiene for Use in Schools by Herbert William Conn (1903)
"The tear gland. — The lids are aided in keeping the eyes clear by the tears. A small lachrymal gland, or tear gland, is lodged just above each eye, ..."

7. An Elementary Physiology and Hygiene for Use in Upper Grammar Grades by Herbert William Conn (1910)
"The tear gland. — The lids are aided in keeping the eyes clear by the tears. A small lachrymal gland, or tear gland, is lodged just above each eye ..."

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