fossa for lacrimal gland

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Introduction

A hollow in the orbital plate of the frontal bone, formed by the overhanging margin & the zygomatic process, housing the lacrimal gland.

Distinguish from the fossa for the lacrimal sac.

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References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999