lacrimal sac

noun

, Anatomy.

1. the dilated upper portion of the nasolacrimal duct that receives tears from the lacrimal ducts.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lacrimal sac¹

First recorded in 1770–80

Example Sentences

The lacrimal sac, into which the lacrimal ducts open, may fail to discharge its contents by reason of constriction or closure of the duct leading to the nose, and it then forms a rounded swelling beneath the inner angle of the eye.

From Project Gutenberg

The narrowed or obstructed ducts may be made pervious by a fine, silver probe passed down to the lacrimal sac, and any existing inflammation of the passages may be counteracted by the use of steaming mashes of wheat bran, by fomentations or wet cloths over the face, and even by the use of astringent eyewashes and the injection of similar liquids into the lacrimal canal from its nasal opening.

From Project Gutenberg