Definition of Lacrimal bone

1. Noun. Small fragile bone making up part of the front inner walls of each eye socket and providing room for the passage of the lacrimal ducts.

Generic synonyms: Bone, Os
Group relationships: Cranial Orbit, Eye Socket, Orbit, Orbital Cavity

Medical Definition of Lacrimal bone

1. An irregularly rectangular thin plate, forming part of the medial wall of the orbit behind the frontal process of the maxilla; it articulates with the inferior nasal concha, ethmoid, frontal, and maxillary bones. Synonym: os lacrimale, os unguis. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lacrimal Bone

lacquer tree
lacquey
lacqueyed
lacqueying
lacqueys
lacrimal
lacrimal
lacrimals
lacrimal apparatus
lacrimal apparatus
lacrimal apparatus diseases
lacrimal artery
lacrimal artery
lacrimal bay
lacrimal bone (current term)
lacrimal bone (current term)
lacrimal border of maxilla
lacrimal calculus
lacrimal canaliculus
lacrimal caruncle
lacrimal conjunctivitis
lacrimal duct
lacrimal duct obstruction
lacrimal fascia
lacrimal fistula
lacrimal fold
lacrimal fossa
lacrimal gland
lacrimal gland
lacrimal gland enlargement

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