a. 泪的, 流泪的, 啜泣的, 泪腺的

n. 泪壶, 泪腺

[医] 泪的

Lachrymal \Lach"ry*mal\, Lacrymal \Lac"ry*mal\, n.
See {Lachrymatory}.


Lachrymal \Lach"ry*mal\, a. [Cf. F. lacrymal. See {Lachrymose}.]
1. Of or pertaining to tears; as, lachrymal effusions.

2. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or secreting, tears; as, the
lachrymal gland.

3. (Anat.) Pertaining to the lachrymal[2] organs; as,
lachrymal bone; lachrymal duct.

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}.