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lachrymal |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lachrymatory \Lach"ry*ma*to*ry\, n.; pl -{ries}. [Cf. F. lacrymatoire.] (Antiq.) A ``tear-bottle;'' a narrow-necked vessel found in sepulchers of the ancient Romans; -- so called from a former notion that the tears of the deceased person's friends were collected in it Called also {lachrymal} or {lacrymal}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lachrymal \Lach"ry*mal\, a. [Cf. F. lacrymal. See {Lachrymose}.] 1. Of or pertaining to tears; as lachrymal effusions. 2. (Anat.) a Pertaining to or secreting, tears; as the lachrymal gland. b Pertaining to the lachrymal organs; as lachrymal bone; lachrymal duct. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: lachrymal adj : relating to or located near the organ that produces tears [syn: {lacrimal}]
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