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lacrimal_bone

lacrimal bone

English

Skull, including lacrimal bone

Skull, including lacrimal bone; front view

Noun

lacrimal bone ‎(plural lacrimal bones)

(anatomy) The smallest and most fragile bone of the face situated near the eye.

Synonyms

os lacrimale

Translations

fragile bone situated near the eye

Catalan: unguis (ca) m, os lacrimal m
Estonian: pisaraluu
Finnish: kyynelluu (fi)
German: Tränenbein n

Japanese: 涙骨 ‎(るいこつ, ruikotsu)
Portuguese: lacrimal m
Swedish: tårben (sv) n