Lacrimal apparatus
System
Sensory (Eye)
Lacrimal apparatus
Definition
A network of orbital structures of the eye that secrete and drain tears from the surface of the eyeball into the nasal cavity; these parts include the lacrimal glands, lacrimal lake, lacrimal ducts, lacrimal canals, lacrimal sacs, nasolacrimal ducts, and lacrimal puncta.
Also known as apparatus lacrimalis, lacrymal system — per UBERON
The Lacrimal apparatus is a part of the Sensory (Eye).
Also identified as
Associated Diseases
| Disease | Involvement | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Benign neoplasm of lacrimal gland | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Benign neoplasm of lacrimal gland | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Dacryoadenitis | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Dacryoadenitis | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Dacryocystitis | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Dacryocystitis | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Lacrimal apparatus disorder | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Lacrimal duct cancer | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Lacrimal gland adenocarcinoma | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Lacrimal gland adenocarcinoma | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Lacrimal gland adenoid cystic carcinoma | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Lacrimal gland adenoid cystic carcinoma | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Lacrimal gland cancer | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Lacrimal gland carcinoma | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Lacrimal gland carcinoma | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Lacrimal gland carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Lacrimal gland carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Lacrimal gland mucoepidermoid carcinoma | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Lacrimal gland mucoepidermoid carcinoma | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Lacrimal gland neoplasm | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Lacrimal gland squamous cell carcinoma | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Lacrimal gland squamous cell carcinoma | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Lacrimal system cancer | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Neonatal dacryocystitis | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Neonatal dacryocystitis | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |