vena lacrimalis

1. 1.

   drains the lacrimal gland; empties into the superior ophthalmic vein

   Synonymslacrimal vein

   Broadervein

   Part ofeye

Questions about vena lacrimalis

What does vena lacrimalis mean?

vena lacrimalis means "drains the lacrimal gland; empties into the superior ophthalmic vein".

What is another word for vena lacrimalis?

Close synonyms include lacrimal vein. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is vena lacrimalis a common word?

vena lacrimalis is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.