LACRIMAL SECRETION

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

lachrymal secretion; lacrimal secretion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

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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