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lachrymal

English

Alternative forms

  • lacrimal, lacrymal

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin lachrym?lis, from lachryma (a tear) +? -?lis (-al, adjectival suffix). Doublet of lacrimal.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?lak.??m.?l/, /?lak.??m.l?/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /?læk.??m.?l/
  • Rhymes: -æk??m?l

Adjective

lachrymal (not comparable)

  1. (formal, literary) Connected with weeping or tears.
  2. (anatomy) Alternative spelling of lacrimal.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

lachrymal (plural lachrymals)

  1. A lachrymatory (vase intended for collecting tears).
  2. (humorous, in the plural) Lachrymal feelings or organs.
  3. (anatomy) Alternative spelling of lacrimal.

References

  • “lachrymal”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
  • “lachrymal”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

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mucocele

English

Etymology

muco- +? -cele

Noun

mucocele (plural mucoceles)

  1. (medicine) An enlargement or protrusion of the mucous membrane of the lachrymal passages, or edema of the lachrymal sac, dependent upon catarrhal inflammation of the latter.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Dunglison to this entry?)

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