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.
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Lach"ry*mal, Lac"ry*mal (?), n.
See Lachrymatory.
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