lachrymal
pronunciation
How to pronounce lachrymal in British English:
UK ['lækrɪml]
How to pronounce lachrymal in American English:
US ['lækrəməl]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to tears
- relating to or located near the organ that produces tears
Word Origin
- lachrymal
- lachrymal: see tear
- lachrymal (adj.)
- also lachrimal, early 15c., from Medieval Latin lacrimalis, from Latin lacrima (see lachrymose).
Example
- 1. Tears are produced by the lachrymal and meibomian glands and contain all manner of chemicals , including proteins , enzymes and metabolic waste products .
- 2. At this point , the lachrymal floodgates really opened . On his own , far from home , he was bullied for his regional accent and highly strung temperament .
- 3. " His poor mother , " murmured the major , trying to get the lachrymal gland in operation , so as to moisten the corner of his eye with a false tear .
- 4. Lachrymal channel is congenital commonly , the person with poorer eyelid often can compare average person more apparent .
- 5. Nevertheless , as the growth of the age , hypodermic and adipose atrophic with each passing day , the skin can attenuate and be reduced because of flexibility and flagging , the lachrymal channel of next eyelid inside can become apparent , " pouch " be shown so .