nasolacrimal duct
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nasolacrimal duct
[¦nā·zō′lak·rə·məl ′dəkt] (anatomy)
The membranous duct lodged within the nasolacrimal canal; it gives passage to the tears from the lacrimal sac to the inferior meatus of the nose.
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