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MeSH Heading: Tears
Tree Number(s): A12.200.882
Unique ID: D013666
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013666
Annotation: lacrimation = TEARS /‌physiol but consider also LACRIMAL APPARATUS if particularly discussed; epiphora: index LACRIMAL APPARATUS DISEASES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A in tears: index TEARS /‌immunol + IMMUNOGLOBULIN A, SECRETORY
Scope Note: The fluid secreted by the lacrimal glands. This fluid moistens the CONJUNCTIVA and CORNEA.
Entry Term(s): Meibomian Lipids; Meibum
NLM Classification #: WW 208
Consider Also: consider also terms at DACRYO- and LACRIMAL
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2019/04/08

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

virology (VI)

Tears MeSH Descriptor Data 2025