Lacus-lacrimalis Definition

noun

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

Wiktionary

Origin of Lacus-lacrimalis

  • From Latin lacus (“lake”) + New Latin lacrimalis (“teary”), from Latin lacrima (“tear”)

    From Wiktionary

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to lacus-lacrimalis using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

Words Ending With

Unscrambles

lacus-lacrimalis

Word Length

Words Near Lacus-lacrimalis in the Dictionary