kyynelkanava

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • The system that drains the tear fluid from the eye to the nose cavity, i.e. lacrimal lacrimal ducts, lacrimal sac and nasolacrimal duct together.

Etymology

Compound from Finnish kyynel (tear) + Finnish kanava (channel, canal).

Origin

Finnish

kanava

Gloss

channel, canal

Concept
Semantic Field

Modern world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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