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nasolacrimal
(redirected from nasolacrimal apparatus)

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nasolacrimal /na·so·lac·ri·mal/ (-lak´rĭ-m'l) pertaining to the nose and lacrimal apparatus.
na·so·lac·ri·mal (nz-lkr-ml)
adj.
Relating to the nasal bones and the lacrimal bones, or to the nasal cavity and the lacrimal ducts.

nasolacrimal
[nā′zōlak′riməl]
Etymology: L, nasus + lacrima, tear
pertaining to the nasal cavity and associated lacrimal ducts.

nasolacrimal [na″zo-lak´rĭ-mal]
pertaining to the nose and lacrimal apparatus.

nasolacrimal (nā´zōlak´rml),
adj pertaining to the nose and the lacrimal apparatus.

nasolacrimal
pertaining to the nose and lacrimal apparatus.

nasolacrimal apparatus
see lacrimal duct.
nasolacrimal duct
see nasal duct.
nasolacrimal duct obstruction
may be a congenital defect or the result of infection or injury; causes tears to run down the affected side.
nasolacrimal furrow
formed in the embryo by the fusion of the two maxillary processes; develops eventually into the nasolacrimal duct.
nasolacrimal groove
nasolacrimal furrow.
nasolacrimal radiography
nasolacrimal sac
see lacrimal sac.
nasolacrimal system
includes the lacrimal ducts, lacrimal sac and nasolacrimal duct.
nasolacrimal urticaria
hay fever; an uncommon manifestation of atopy in dogs.


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