Lacrimal Gland

**Semantic type:** Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component

**Definition:** Paired, almond-shaped exocrine glands situated superior and posterior to each orbit of the eye that produce and secrete the watery serous component of tears.

**Synonyms:** - GLAND, LACRIMAL - LACRIMAL GLAND - Lacrimal gland - Lacrimal gland structure (body structure) - glandula lacrimalis - lacrimal gland - lacrimal gland - lacrimal-preorbital gland