lacrimal

[lak-ruh-muh l]

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

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Examples from the Web for lacrimal

Historical Examples of lacrimal

Only a slight part of the maxillary process of the lacrimal remains on each side.
A New Species of Heteromyid Rodent from the Middle Oligocene of Northeast Colorado with Remarks on the Skull
Edwin C. Galbreath
Fistulas may arise from wounds of glandular organs or their ducts, and thus we have the so-called mammary or lacrimal fistulas.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse
United States Department of Agriculture
The nasal is triangular and, with the lacrimal, forms the medial border of the naris.
A New Order of Fishlike Amphibia From the Pennsylvanian of Kansas
Theodore H. Eaton
Or was it just a little harmless exercise of the lacrimal glands?
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 11 (of 14)
Elbert Hubbard
The anterior surface of the cornea is exquisitely smooth, and is kept moist by the lacrimal secretions.
Special Report on Diseases of Cattle
U.S. Department of Agriculture

British Dictionary definitions for lacrimal

lacrimal

lachrymal or lacrymal

adjective

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

Word Origin for lacrimal

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

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lacrimal in Medicine

lacrimal

adj.

Of or relating to tears.
Of, relating to, or constituting the glands that produce tears.