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adjective

Lachrymal adj.

Of or pertaining to tears; as, lachrymal effusions.

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

(Anat.) Pertaining to the lachrymal (2) organs; as, lachrymal bone; lachrymal duct.

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Etymology of 'Lachrymal'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... breeds of spaniels, have naturally weak eyes, attended by an over-secretion and constant flow of tears, more particularly when exposed to the sun. When there is no disease of the lachrymal duct, the secretion may be diminished and the eyes strengthened by the daily application of some slightly tonic wash, as No. ...

— The Dog - A nineteenth-century dog-lovers' manual, - a combination of the essential and the esoteric. • William Youatt

Words linked to "Lachrymal" : lachrymal gland, lachrymal duct, lacrimal, lachrymal secretion