Definitions for lacrimal bone
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
lac′rimal bone`(n.)
a skull bone extending from each orbit to the nasal region, greatly reduced in mammals.
Category: Anatomy
Origin of lacrimal bone:
1850–55
Princeton's WordNet
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
Wiktionary
lacrimal bone(Noun)
The smallest and most fragile bone of the face situated near the eye.
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