lacrimal bone
noun Anatomy.
a small, thin, membrane bone forming the front part of the inner wall of each orbit.
Also called
lacrimal.
Origin of lacrimal bone
First recorded in 1850–55
Words nearby lacrimal bone
lacquey,
lacretelle,
lacrimal,
lacrimal apparatus,
lacrimal artery,
lacrimal bone,
lacrimal canal,
lacrimal caruncle,
lacrimal duct,
lacrimal fold,
lacrimal gland
Medical definitions for lacrimal bone
lacrimal bone
n.
A thin irregularly rectangular plate forming part of the medial wall of the eye socket behind the frontal process of the maxilla.