[ˈlakrɪml], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- connected with weeping or tears
(e.g: that lachrymal, then guilt-ridden hour)

- concerned with the secretion of tears
(e.g: lacrimal cells)


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Origin:
late Middle English (in lachrymal): from medieval Latin lachrymalis, from Latin lacrima ‘tear’

[ˈlakrɪml], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a small bone forming part of the eye socket



Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in lachrymal): from medieval Latin lachrymalis, from Latin lacrima ‘tear’