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Noun: tear sac
  1. Either of the two dilated ends of the lacrimal ducts at the nasal ends of the eyes that fill with tears secreted by the lacrimal glands
    - lacrimal sac, dacryocyst

Derived forms: tear sacs

Type of: cyst, vesicle

Part of: lacrimal apparatus

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