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lacrimal bone

noun

, Anatomy.
  1. a small, thin, membrane bone forming the front part of the inner wall of each orbit.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of lacrimal bone1

First recorded in 1850–55
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Example Sentences

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

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