lacrimal

[ lak-ruh-muhl ]

adjective
  1. Also lachrymal. Anatomy. of, relating to, or situated near the organs that secrete tears.

Origin of lacrimal

1
First recorded in 1535–45; variant of lachrymal

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British Dictionary definitions for lacrimal

lacrimal

lachrymal or lacrymal

/ (ˈlækrɪməl) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to tears or to the glands that secrete tears

Origin of lacrimal

1
C16: from Medieval Latin lachrymālis, from Latin lacrima a tear

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