Medical Terminology / Unit 12 MedTerm 0779 short lesson, about 20 seconds
lacrim/o: Tears
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The idea
The combining form lacrim slash o names tears or the tear apparatus, and comes from Latin.
In practice
The lacrimal gland produces tears.
Where people slip
A second combining form names tears and comes from Greek.
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