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LACHRYMAL SECRETION

Dictionary entry overview: What does lachrymal secretion mean?

• LACHRYMAL SECRETION (noun)
The noun LACHRYMAL SECRETION has 1 sense:

1. saline fluid secreted by lacrimal glands; lubricates the surface of the eyeball

Familiarity information: LACHRYMAL SECRETION used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• LACHRYMAL SECRETION (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Saline fluid secreted by lacrimal glands; lubricates the surface of the eyeball

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

lachrymal secretion; lacrimal secretion

Hypernyms ("lachrymal secretion" is a kind of...):

secretion (a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell)

Meronyms (parts of "lachrymal secretion"):

tear; teardrop (a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands)

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