单词 | epiphora |
释义 | epiphora[ ih-pif-er-uh ] / ɪˈpɪf ər ə / nounPathology. an overflow of tears due to excessive secretion of the lacrimal glands or obstruction of the lacrimal ducts. Rhetoric. epistrophe (def. 1). Origin of epiphora1650–60; <Latin epiphora an afflux, repetition <Greek epiphorá a bringing upon. See epi-, -phore Words nearby epiphoraepipharynx, epiphenomenalism, epiphenomenon, epiphloedal, epiphonema, epiphora, epiphragm, epiphylaxis, epiphyll, epiphyllous, epiphyllum Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for epiphora
Medical definitions for epiphoraepiphora [ ĭ-pĭf′ər-ə ] n.Watering of the eyes due to a blockage of the lacrimal ducts or the excessive secretion of tears. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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