lacrimal bone

lacrimal bone
The smallest and most fragile bone of the face situated near the eye.
Syn: os lacrimale

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  • Lacrimal bone — Bone: Lacrimal bone Lacrimal bone visible near center …   Wikipedia

  • lacrimal bone — n a small thin bone making up part of the front inner wall of each orbit and providing a groove for the passage of the lacrimal ducts * * * the smallest bone of the face: either of a pair of rectangular bones that contribute to the orbits. See… …   Medical dictionary

  • lacrimal bone lesser — the lacrimal hamulus when it exists as a part separated from the rest of the lacrimal bone …   Medical dictionary

  • lacrimal bone — 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 • Hypernyms: ↑bone, ↑os • Part Holonyms: ↑eye socket, ↑orbit, ↑cranial orbit, ↑orbital cavity * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • lacrimal bone — Anat. a small, thin, membrane bone forming the front part of the inner wall of each orbit. Also called lacrimal. [1850 55] * * * …   Universalium

  • lacrimal bone — lac′rimal bone n. anat. a skull bone extending from each orbit to the nasal region, greatly reduced in mammals • Etymology: 1850–55 …   From formal English to slang

  • lacrimal bone — the smallest bone of the face: either of a pair of rectangular bones that contribute to the orbits. See: skull …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • lacrimal groove in lacrimal bone — sulcus lacrimalis ossis lacrimalis …   Medical dictionary

  • Lacrimal sac — The lacrimal apparatus. Right side. (Lacrimal sac visible at upper right.) …   Wikipedia

  • lacrimal sac — sak n the dilated oval upper end of the nasolacrimal duct that is situated in a groove formed by the lacrimal bone and the frontal process of the maxilla, is closed at its upper end, and receives the lacrimal ducts * * * saccus lacrimalis …   Medical dictionary

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