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lachrymal

[lak-ruh-muhl]

adjective

of or pertaining 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:
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

Related forms

post·lach·ry·mal, adjective

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lachrymal (ˈlækrɪməl)

—*adj*
	a variant spelling of lacrimal

lacrimal, lachrymal or lacrymal (ˈlækrɪməl)

—*adj*
	of or relating to tears or to the glands that secrete tears

[C16: from Medieval Latin lachrymālis, from Latin lacrima a tear]

lachrymal, lachrymal or lacrymal

—*adj*

[C16: from Medieval Latin lachrymālis, from Latin lacrima a tear]

lacrymal, lachrymal or lacrymal

—*adj*

[C16: from Medieval Latin lachrymālis, from Latin lacrima a tear]

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