Medical Definition of lacrimal bone
: a small thin bone making up part of the front inner wall of each orbit and providing a groove for the passage of the lacrimal ducts
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“Lacrimal bone.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/lacrimal%20bone. Accessed 19 Oct. 2021.
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