Sentences with phrase «called lacrimal glands»
Each eye of a dog actually has 2 tear glands (also called lacrimal glands), unlike people (who have one).
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Tears are produced in specialized glands called lacrimal glands.
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If the lacrimal gland is injured or damaged by aging, pollution or even certain pharmaceutical drugs, a person can experience a debilitating condition called aqueous deficiency dry eye (ADDE)-- sometimes called «painful blindness.»
Further tests suggested that epithelial cell progenitors helped by restoring the connection between cells called myoepithelial contractile cells and the lacrimal gland's secretory cells, which produce tears.