Lacrimal caruncle

Lacrimal caruncle
Front of left eye with eyelids separated. Caruncula visible and labeled at left.
Details
SystemEye
Identifiers
Latincaruncula lacrimalis
TA98A15.2.07.049
TA26844
FMA77672
Anatomical terminology

The lacrimal caruncle, or caruncula lacrimalis, is the small, pink, globular nodule at the inner corner (the medial canthus) of the eye. It consists of tissue types of neighbouring eye structures. It may suffer from lesions and allergic inflammation.

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