lachrymal

lachrymal
[ˈlakrɪm(ə)l]
(亦作 lacrimal lacrymal)
adjective
  1. (formal or poetic/literary)connected with weeping or tears
    (正式,或诗/文)流泪的;眼泪的
  2. (一般作 lacrimal)(Physiology & Anatomy)concerned with the secretion of tears
    (生理,剖)泪腺的
    lacrimal cells.
    泪腺细胞。
noun
  1. (一般作 lacrimal 或 lacrimal bone)(Anatomy)a small bone forming part of the eye socket
    (剖)泪骨
  2. short for lachrymal vase
    lachrymal vase 的简称
语源
  1. late Middle English (in sense 2 of the adjective): from medieval Latin lachrymalis, from Latin lacrima 'tear'
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