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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
    "The lacrimal bone forms part of the orbit and nasal cavity"

Derived forms: lacrimal bones

Type of: bone, os[2]

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

Encyclopedia: Lacrimal bone