Lachrymal

['lækrɪm(ə)l] or ['lækrəml]

Definition

(a.) Of or pertaining to tears; as, lachrymal effusions.

(a.) Pertaining to, or secreting, tears; as, the lachrymal gland.

(a.) Pertaining to the lachrymal organs; as, lachrymal bone; lachrymal duct.

Typist: Millie

Definition

adj. of or pertaining to tears secreting tears as in 'lachrymal duct ' the nasal duct conveying tears from the eye to the nose.—n. one of the bones of the face the os unguis or nail-bone in man.—adj. Lach′rymary containing tears.—n. Lach′rymātory a small slender glass vessel found in ancient sepulchres apparently filled with the tears of mourners.—adj. Lach′rymose Lac′rymose shedding tears or given to do so: lugubrious mournful.—adv. Lach′rymosely.—Lachryma Christi a wine of a sweet but piquant taste produced from grapes grown on Mount Vesuvius the best light red.

Edited by ELLA