lachrymal

[ lak-ruh-muhl ]

/ ˈlæk rə məl /

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adjective

of or relating to tears.

producing tears.

characterized by tears; indicative of weeping.

Anatomy. lacrimal (def. 2).

noun

Also called lachrymal bone .Anatomy. lacrimal bone.

lachrymatory (def. 2).

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Origin of lachrymal

1535–45; <Medieval Latin lachrymālis, equivalent to Latin lachrym(a) (Hellenized spelling of lacrima, lacruma (OL dacrima) tear, probably ≪ Greek dákrȳma, derivative of dákry;see tear¹) + -ālis-al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM lachrymal

post·lach·ry·mal, adjective

Words nearby lachrymal

Lachine, Lachish, Lachlan, La Chorrera, Lachryma Christi, lachrymal, lachrymator, lachrymatory, lachrymose, Lachute, lacing

How to use lachrymal in a sentence

Tears were a reflex response of the lachrymal glands to these events.
Why Do We Cry?|Michael Trimble|January 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The last-named are often mistaken for spring onions by those who come too near with their lachrymal nerves.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 147, August 12, 1914|Various
You would scarcely judge the sincerity of a mourner's sorrow by the copiousness of flow from his lachrymal glands?
The Incendiary|W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy
This is accompanied by pain and swelling in the lachrymal region.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various

Does the orbicularis press against, and so directly stimulate, the lachrymal gland?
More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II|Charles Darwin
(e) The lachrymal sac and conjunctiva should be free from all signs of inflammation (see p. 181).
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for lachrymal

lachrymal

/ (ˈlækrɪməl) /

adjective

a variant spelling of lacrimal

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