[syn: lacrimal, lachrymal]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Lachrymal \Lach"ry*mal\, a. [Cf. F. lacrymal. See Lachrymose.]
1. Of or pertaining to tears; as, lachrymal effusions.
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2. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or secreting, tears; as, the
lachrymal gland.
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3. (Anat.) Pertaining to the lachrymal[2] organs; as,
lachrymal bone; lachrymal duct.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Lachrymal \Lach"ry*mal\, Lacrymal \Lac"ry*mal\, n.
See Lachrymatory.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
lachrymal
adj 1: of or relating to tears [syn: lacrimal, lachrymal]
2: relating to or located near the organ that produces tears
[syn: lacrimal, lachrymal]