lacrimal

Thân thiện

The doctor examined the patient's lacrimal duct.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to or located near the organ that produces tears: Pertaining to the structures involved in the secretion and drainage of tears.
   • Of or relating to tears: Concerning the fluid (tears) secreted by the lacrimal glands.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The patient had a blocked lacrimal duct, causing excessive tearing.
  • The lacrimal gland is responsible for tear production.
  • She underwent surgery on her lacrimal sac.

Advanced Usage

• Anatomical Context: The term is primarily used in medical, anatomical, and biological contexts to describe specific structures.
  • The lacrimal apparatus includes the gland, sac, and nasolacrimal duct.
  • The lacrimal bone is a small, fragile bone in the skull.

Variants and Related Words

• Lacrimation (n): The secretion or flow of tears.
  • The chemical caused immediate lacrimation.
• Lacrimate (v, rare/technical): To secrete tears.
• Lachrymal: An alternate, chiefly historical, spelling for 'lacrimal'.

Synonyms

• Tear-related: Pertaining to tears.
• Dacryocystic (adj, highly specific): Relating specifically to the lacrimal sac.

Notes on Meaning

• The adjective lacrimal almost exclusively modifies nouns for anatomical parts (e.g., gland, duct, sac, bone) or processes related to tears.
• It is a technical term and is not typically used in everyday conversation.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. relating to or located near the organ that produces tears
2. of or relating to tears

Từ đồng nghĩa

• lachrymal