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Noun: lacrimal bone  la-kru-mul bown
  1. 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

Derived forms: lacrimal bones

Type of: bone, os[2]

Part of: cranial orbit, eye socket, orbit, orbital cavity

Encyclopedia: Lacrimal bone