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tear sac vs vesicle

vesicle vs tear sac

tear sac and vesicle both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tear sac Yes No No No
vesicle Yes No No No
As nouns, vesicle is a hypernym of tear sac; that is, vesicle is a word with a broader meaning than tear sac:
  • tear sac: either of the two dilated ends of the lacrimal ducts at the nasal ends of the eyes that fill with tears secreted by the lacrimal glands
  • vesicle: a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid)
Other hypernyms of tear sac include cyst.
tear sac (noun) vesicle (noun)
either of the two dilated ends of the lacrimal ducts at the nasal ends of the eyes that fill with tears secreted by the lacrimal glands a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid)
Difference between tear sac and vesicle

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