lacrymal

Multiple Entries:
  lacrymal    lachrymal  

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
lacrymal
adjective & noun variant spelling of lachrymal.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
lachrymal /ˈlakrɪm(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. lachrymalis, from L. lacrima ‘tear’.
'lacrymal' also found in these Oxford entries:

Forum discussions with the word(s) "lacrymal" in the title:


Look up "lacrymal" at Merriam-Webster
Look up "lacrymal" at dictionary.com

In other languages: Spanish | French | Italian | Portuguese | German | Russian | Polish | Romanian | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Download free Android and iPhone apps

Android AppiPhone App
Report an inappropriate ad.