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LACRIMO-NASAL DUCT [1 record]

Record 1 2019-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • The Eye
  • The Nose (Medicine)
Universal entry(ies)
ductus nasolacrimalis
Latin
A15.2.07.070
classification system code, see observation
DEF

The passage leading downward from the lacrimal sac on each side to the anterior portion of the inferior meatus of the nose, through which tears are conducted into the nasal cavity.

OBS

nasolacrimal duct: designation derived from the Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A15.2.07.070: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number.

Key term(s)
  • naso-lacrimal duct
  • lacrimo-nasal duct

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Oeil
  • Nez (Médecine)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
ductus nasolacrimalis
Latin
A15.2.07.070
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Canal d'excrétion des larmes qui, logé dans le canal nasolacrymal, évacue le sac lacrymal vers le méat inférieur sous le cornet nasal inférieur.

OBS

conduit nasolacrymal : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A15.2.07.070 : numéro d'identification de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Key term(s)
  • conduit naso-lacrymal
  • conduit lacrymo-nasal

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Morfología y fisiología general
  • Ojo
  • Nariz (Medicina)
Entrada(s) universal(es)
ductus nasolacrimalis
Latin
A15.2.07.070
classification system code, see observation
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