tear duct in English

noun
1
a passage through which tears pass from the lachrymal glands to the eye or from the eye to the nose.
A thin, blunt metal wire is gently passed through the tear duct to open any obstruction.
noun
    lachrymal ductlacrimal duct

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1. Know what causes a Blocked tear duct

2. Another type of plug is placed in a deeper part of the tear duct (the Canaliculus)

3. Dacryocystographically assisted interventions, such as balloon dilatation or stenting of tear duct stenoses are technically feasible.

4. The Canaliculi are segments of the tear duct system that connect the puncta to the lacrimal sac and remaining nasolacrimal duct

5. A Blocked tear duct (also known as dacryocystitis) happens when there is an obstruction in the passageway that connects the eyes to the nose or when the duct fails to open

6. Bronchiole - any of the smallest bronchial ducts; ending in alveoli duct , epithelial duct , canal , channel - a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; "the tear duct was obstructed"; "the alimentary canal"; "poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs"