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Preferred term

Tears  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Meibum

Note

  • lacrimation = TEARS /physiol but consider also LACRIMAL APPARATUS if particularly discussed; epiphora: index LACRIMAL APPARATUS DISEASES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A in tears: index TEARS /immunol + IMMUNOGLOBULIN A, SECRETORY

Scope note

  • The fluid secreted by the lacrimal glands. This fluid moistens the CONJUNCTIVA and CORNEA.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D013666

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