Word

lacrimal apparatus, n.

the structures that secrete and drain tears from the eye
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lacrimal apparatus

semantic pointers

hypernym

structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure

part holonym

eye, oculus, optic

part meronym

lacrimal gland, lachrymal gland, tear gland lacrimal duct, lachrymal duct, tear duct lacrimal sac, tear sac, dacryocyst