lacrimal
Americanadjective
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Anatomy. Also of, relating to, or situated near the organs that secrete tears.
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of lacrimal
First recorded in 1535–45; variant of lachrymal
Example Sentences
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For the new study, researchers administered oxytocin to the dogs’ lacrimal gland, which is responsible for tear secretion.
From New York Times ● Aug. 22, 2022
Even our lacrimal surrogates in Hollywood have been turning their backs on us and toward age-defying procedures that culminate in faces that can no longer approximate our sorrow.
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2022
In the nasal cavity, the lacrimal fluid normally drains posteriorly, but with an increased flow of tears due to crying or eye irritation, some fluid will also drain anteriorly, thus causing a runny nose.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The ethmoid bone and lacrimal bone make up much of the medial wall and the sphenoid bone forms the posterior orbit.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
In size and shape of the lacrimal processes, and the great thickening of the jugal at the maxillo-jugal suture they approach robustus.
From The Pocket Gophers (Genus Thomomys) of Utah, Vol. 1 No. 1 Kansas University Publications. by Durrant, Stephen D.
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