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LACRIMAL SECRETION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lacrimal secretion mean?
• LACRIMAL SECRETION (noun)
The noun LACRIMAL SECRETION has 1 sense:
1. saline fluid secreted by lacrimal glands; lubricates the surface of the eyeball
Familiarity information: LACRIMAL SECRETION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
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 ("lacrimal 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 "lacrimal secretion"):
tear; teardrop (a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands)
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