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lacrimal

[ lak-ruh-muhl ]

adjective

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


lacrimal

/ ˈlækrɪməl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to tears or to the glands that secrete tears
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of lacrimal1

First recorded in 1535–45; variant of lachrymal
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lacrimal1

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

Glands near animals’ eyes — called lacrimal glands — constantly make tears.

Or was it just a little harmless exercise of the lacrimal glands?

The small lacrimal bone anterior to the plate articulates with the maxilla and the premaxilla.

Fistulas may arise from wounds of glandular organs or their ducts, and thus we have the so-called mammary or lacrimal fistulas.

The nasal is triangular and, with the lacrimal, forms the medial border of the naris.

Only a slight part of the maxillary process of the lacrimal remains on each side.

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Lacrima Christilacrimal bone