lacus lacrimalis

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Translingual

Etymology

From Latin lacus (lake) + New Latin lacrimalis (teary), from Latin lacrima (tear).

Noun

lacus lacrimalis

  1. A small triangular space of the conjunctiva of the eye that is present at the medial angle of both the eyes in which the tears will accumulate after cleaning the anterior surfaces of the conjunctiva and the eyeball.

Descendants

  • English: lacrimal lake