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MeSH Heading: Nasolacrimal Duct
Tree Number(s): A09.371.463.640
Unique ID: D009301
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009301
Scope Note: A tubular duct that conveys TEARS from the LACRIMAL GLAND to the nose.
Entry Term(s): Lacrimal Sac; Tear Duct
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under LACRIMAL APPARATUS 1975-90
Online Note: search LACRIMAL APPARATUS 1966-74
History Note: 91(75); was see under LACRIMAL APPARATUS 1975-90
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/06/16

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anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Nasolacrimal Duct MeSH Descriptor Data 2025