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Relating to the tears, their secretion, the secretory glands, and the drainage apparatus. SYN: lachrymal. [L. lacrima, a tear]
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lac·ri·mal also lach·ry·mal 'lak-rə-məl adj
1) of, relating to, associated with, located near, or constituting the glands that produce tears
2) of or relating to tears <\lacrimal effusions>
lacrimal n a lacrimal anatomical part (as a lacrimal bone)
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lac·ri·mal (lakґrĭ-məl) pertaining to the tears.Medical dictionary. 2011.