tear (2)
(tēr)

[Old English tēar]
A watery substance secreted by the lacrimal glands containing aqueous components as well as secretions of the meibomian glands. The function of tears is to lubricate the surface of the eye.
SEE: Schirmer test
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Tear (2)." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/773724/all/tear__2_.
Tear (2). In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/773724/all/tear__2_. Accessed February 6, 2025.
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