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MeSH Heading: Lacrimal Apparatus
Tree Number(s): A09.371.463; A10.336.422
Unique ID: D007765
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007765
Annotation: inflammation = DACRYOCYSTITIS; lacrimation: see note at TEARS
Scope Note: The tear-forming and tear-conducting system which includes the lacrimal glands, eyelid margins, conjunctival sac, and the tear drainage system.
Entry Term(s): Conjunctival Sacs; Lacrimal Ducts; Lacrimal Gland; Lacrimal Punctum; Lateral Canthus; Medial Canthus; Nasolacrimal Apparatus
NLM Classification #: WW 208
See Also: Dacryocystorhinostomy; Tears
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2021/05/10

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Lacrimal Apparatus MeSH Descriptor Data 2023