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lac·ri·mal
or lach·ry·mal (lăk′rə-məl)adj.
1. Of or relating to tears.
2. Of, relating to, or constituting the glands that produce tears.
[Middle English lacrimale, from Old French lacrymal, from Medieval Latin lachrymālis, from Latin lacrima, lachryma, tear; see dakru- in Indo-European roots.]
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lacrimal
(ˈlækrɪməl) ,lachrymal
orlacrymal
adj
(Physiology) of or relating to tears or to the glands that secrete tears
[C16: from Medieval Latin lachrymālis, from Latin lacrima a tear]
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lac•ri•mal
(ˈlæk rə məl)adj.
1. Also, lachrymal. of, pertaining to, situated near, or constituting the glands that secrete tears.
n. [1535–45; variant of lachrymal]
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lac·ri·mal
(lăk′rə-məl) Relating to or producing tears: the lacrimal glands.
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lacrimal
Relating to tears; also the name of a small bone in each eye socket.
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