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lacrimal

[ lak-ruh-muhl ]

adjective

  1. Also Anatomy. of, relating to, or situated near the organs that secrete tears.


lacrimal

/ ˈ±ôæ°ì°ùɪ³¾É™±ô /

adjective

  1. of or relating to tears or to the glands that secrete tears
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lacrimal1

First recorded in 1535–45; variant of lachrymal
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lacrimal1

C16: from Medieval Latin ±ô²¹³¦³ó°ù²â³¾Äå±ô¾±²õ, from Latin lacrima a tear
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Example Sentences

For the new study, researchers administered oxytocin to the dogs’ lacrimal gland, which is responsible for tear secretion.

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Even our lacrimal surrogates in Hollywood have been turning their backs on us and toward age-defying procedures that culminate in faces that can no longer approximate our sorrow.

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Next are two sets of lacrimal glands that supply the watery tears.

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Tear glands, also called lacrimal glands, are a particular challenge to study, says Darlene Dartt, who studies tear production at Massachusetts Eye and Ear in Boston.

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He has a rare type, “a mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the lacrimal gland,†which threatens his eyesight and his life.

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