n 1  :  a short canal leading from a minute orifice on a small elevation at the medial angle of each eyelid to the lacrimal sac - called also lacrimal canal , lacrimal canaliculus   2  :  any of several small ducts that carry tears from the lacrimal gland to the fornix of the conjunctiva .
 
 
 
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