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Lachrymal vs Mucocele - What's the difference?

lachrymal | mucocele |

As nouns the difference between lachrymal and mucocele

is that lachrymal is lachrymatory while mucocele is (medicine) an enlargement or protrusion of the mucous membrane of the lachrymal passages, or dropsy of the lachrymal sac, dependent upon catarrhal inflammation of the latter.

As an adjective lachrymal

is of or relating to tears, or the tear glands.

lachrymal

English

Alternative forms

* lacrimal * lacrymal

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or relating to tears, or the tear glands.

    • Related terms

    * lachrymal gland * lachrymatory * lachrymose

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • lachrymatory

    • mucocele

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (medicine) An enlargement or protrusion of the mucous membrane of the lachrymal passages, or dropsy of the lachrymal sac, dependent upon catarrhal inflammation of the latter.
    • (Dunglison)
    (Webster 1913)