Which form means tears?

• A. Glyc/o
• B. Dips/o
• C. Lacrim/o
• D. Lingu/o

Answer: (C)

The form meaning tears is lacrim/o. This combining form comes from the Latin lacrima, meaning a tear, and it appears in terms like lacrimal (pertaining to tears) and lacrimation (the production or shedding of tears). The question tests your ability to match a combining form to what it signifies, so lacrim/o is the right one because it specifically carries the sense of tears.

The other roots don’t fit this meaning: glyc/o is about sugar (as in glycemia or glycogen), dips/o relates to thirst (as in dipsia), and lingu/o concerns the tongue (as in linguistic or lingual terms). Knowing these associations helps you pick lacrim/o as the form that denotes tears.