/lak"reuh meuhl/ , adj.
1. of or pertaining to tears.
2. producing tears.
3. characterized by tears; indicative of weeping.
4. Anat. lacrimal (def. 2).
n.
5. Also called lachrymal bone . Anat. See lacrimal bone .
6. lachrymatory (def. 2).
[ 1535-45; lachrymalis, equiv. to L lachrym ( a ) (Hellenized sp. of lacrima, lacruma (OL dacrima ) tear, prob. dákryma, deriv. of dákry; see TEAR 1 ) + - alis -AL 1 ]