LACHRYMAL


Meaning of LACHRYMAL in English

[ 'lakrɪm(ə)l ]

(also lacrimal or lacrymal )

■ adjective

1》 formal or literary connected with weeping or tears.

2》 ( lacrimal ) Physiology & Anatomy concerned with the secretion of tears.

■ noun ( lacrimal or lacrimal bone ) Anatomy a small bone forming part of the eye socket.

Origin

ME: from med. L. ~is , from L. lacrima 'tear'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.