lacrimal

[ lak-ruh-muhl ]

adjective

lachrymal (defs. 1-3).
Also lachrymal. Anatomy. of, relating to, or situated near the organs that secrete tears.

noun

lacrimal bone.

Origin of lacrimal

First recorded in 1535–45; variant of lachrymal

Words Nearby lacrimal

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How to use lacrimal in a sentence

Glands near animals’ eyes — called lacrimal glands — constantly make tears.
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Or was it just a little harmless exercise of the lacrimal glands?
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The small lacrimal bone anterior to the plate articulates with the maxilla and the premaxilla.
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Fistulas may arise from wounds of glandular organs or their ducts, and thus we have the so-called mammary or lacrimal fistulas.
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The nasal is triangular and, with the lacrimal, forms the medial border of the naris.
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Only a slight part of the maxillary process of the lacrimal remains on each side.
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British Dictionary definitions for lacrimal

lacrimal

lachrymal or lacrymal

/ (ˈlækrɪməl) /

adjective

of or relating to tears or to the glands that secrete tears

Origin of lacrimal

C16: from Medieval Latin lachrymālis, from Latin lacrima a tear

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