On the nasal surface of the body of the maxilla, in front of the opening of the sinus is a deep groove, the lacrimal groove (or lacrimal sulcus), which is converted into the nasolacrimal canal, by the lacrimal bone and inferior nasal concha; this canal opens into the inferior meatus of the nose and transmits the nasolacrimal duct. ==Additional ima...
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The groove in the nasal surface of the maxilla which, together with the lacrimal bone, forms the fossa for the lacrimal sac. ... Synonym: sulcus lacrimalis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. the groove in the nasal surface of the maxilla that, together with the lacrimal bone, forms the fossa for the lacrimal sac. Synonyms: sulcus lacrimalis
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