Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe smallest and most fragile bone of the face, situated near the eye.
Similar
os lacrimale
Translations
Basque malko-hezur
- malko-hezurfragile bone situated near the eye
Catalan unguis, os lacrimal
- unguisfragile bone situated near the eye
- os lacrimalfragile bone situated near the eye
Esperanto lakrimalo
- lakrimalofragile bone situated near the eye
Estonian pisaraluu
- pisaraluufragile bone situated near the eye
Finnish kyynelluu
- kyynelluufragile bone situated near the eye
German Tränenbein
- Tränenbeinfragile bone situated near the eye
Hungarian könnycsont
- könnycsontfragile bone situated near the eye
Japanese 涙骨
- 涙骨 (ruikotsu)fragile bone situated near the eye
Polish kość łzowa
- kość łzowafragile bone situated near the eye
Portuguese lacrimal
- lacrimalfragile bone situated near the eye
Slovak slzná kosť
- slzná kosťfragile bone situated near the eye
Spanish hueso lagrimal
- hueso lagrimalfragile bone situated near the eye
Swedish tårben
- tårbenfragile bone situated near the eye
Vietnamese xương lệ
- xương lệfragile bone situated near the eye
Cite this entry
APA
lacrimal bone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lacrimal%20bone
MLA
“lacrimal bone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lacrimal%20bone. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lacrimal bone,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lacrimal%20bone.
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