单词 | lacrimal punctum |
释义 | > as lemmaslacrimal punctum b. Anatomy. More fully lacrimal punctum. The tiny circular orifice of each of the lacrimal ducts, situated on the margin of each eyelid near the medial commissure. Cf. punctum lacrimale n. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > organs of excretion > lachrymal organs > [noun] punctum lacrimale1688 punctum1751 1751 R. Brookes Gen. Pract. Physic II. 542 He introduces a small Probe through a Lachrymal Punctum into the Lachrymal Sack, and into the Nose. 1780 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 70 243 The steel pipe was passed into the inferior punctum. 1825 Lancet 26 Nov. 311/1 The fluid is poured out faster than it can be absorbed by the puncta, and it flows over the surface of the cheeks. 1875 H. Walton Pract. Treat. Dis. Eye (ed. 3) 144 It displaced the lower eyelid together with the punctum, and produced epiphora. 1930 Amer. Jrnl. Surg. 8 294/2 If the only obstruction found is in the punctum or canaliculus this may be corrected by simply dilating the punctum a few times. 1993 S. J. Ettinger Pocket Compan. Textbk. Vet. Internal Med. lxvii. 293 Hemorrhage from the lacrimal puncta may occasionally accompany long-standing neoplasia. < as lemmas |
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