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Left lacrimal sac

Saccus lacrimalis sinister · Levý slzný vak

Sense organs

Looks like

A small pouch in a bony groove beside the nose, at the inner corner of the eye.

What it does

Collects tears from the canaliculi and passes them down into the nasolacrimal duct.

Keeping it well

Infection (dacryocystitis) makes a painful red lump beside the nose — see a doctor; surgery can open a new drain.

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