tear duct

/ tɪə /

noun

1. the nontechnical name for lacrimal duct

Example Sentences

That’s when her portentous warpaint emerges, a crisp black border drawn from tear duct to wing crowning a frigid, distrustful gaze.

From Salon

The paper also reported that he had been diagnosed with cancer of the tear duct several years ago but had declined surgery to remove the eye.

From BBC

Rosa tells Holt she's "considering having her tear ducts melted shut," but he tells her, "It's not the end of the world to feel things."

From Salon

“I think when I heard them play it was like opening my tear ducts,” she said.

From Seattle Times

The eye connects to the nasal cavity through the tear ducts.

From Seattle Times