单词 | punctum lacrimale |
释义 | punctum lacrimalen. Anatomy. The orifice of a lacrimal duct; = punctum n. 3b. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > organs of excretion > lachrymal organs > [noun] punctum lacrimale1688 punctum1751 1684 tr. S. Blankaart Physical Dict. 171 Lachrymale punctum is an hole made in the Bone of the Nose, by which the matter that makes Tears passes to the Nostrils.] 1688 A. Pitfeild tr. C. Perrault Mem. Nat. Hist. Animals 211 The Punctum Lachrymale [Fr. les points Lacrymaux] was double, round, and very large. 1708 W. Crosse Brief Treat. Eyes 29 At the Internal Angle adjoining to the Nose, there are two Holes call'd Puncta Lacrimalia; they lead to a small membranous Bag. 1746 S. Mihles Elements Surg. 199 A small Syringe and capillary Tube..passed through the Punctum lacrymale. 1825 Lancet 26 Nov. 310/2 The puncta lachrymalia..are the external commencements of two small tubes, which go towards the internal angle of the eye. 1913 Gray's Anat. (ed. 18) 960 The lacrimal ducts or canals..commence at minute orifices, termed puncta lacrimalia. 1984 J. Joseph Aids to Anat. (ed. 13) viii. 315 At the lateral edge of the caruncle, on each lid, is the lacrimal papilla, which is pierced by the punctum lacrimale, the external opening of the lacrimal canaliculus. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1688 |
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