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单词 epiphora
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Definition of epiphora in English:

epiphora

noun ɪˈpɪf(ə)rəəˈpifərə
mass noun
  • 1Medicine
    Excessive watering of the eye.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Two patients had been subject to recurrent dacryocystitis, 3 were subject to epiphora and recurrent dacryocystitis and the others were subject to intolerable epiphora ranging from 6 months to ‘years’.
    • These tumours tend to go unnoticed until obstruction or compression of structures occurs, resulting in symptoms such as diplopia, epiphora or nasal obstruction.
    • We present the case of a 25 year old male who was admitted for the treatment of a swelling in the right lacrimal area with complaints of epiphora.
    • This results in tears pooling in the cul-de-sac produced by the lower lid ectropion and resultant epiphora.
    • The eye is the most sensitive organ in riot control because CS causes epiphora, blepharospasm, a burning sensation, and visual problems.
  • 2Rhetoric

    another term for epistrophe

Origin

Late 16th century (in sense 2): via Latin from Greek epi 'upon' + pherein 'to bear or carry'.

 
 

Definition of epiphora in US English:

epiphora

nounəˈpifərə
  • 1Medicine
    Excessive watering of the eye.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • These tumours tend to go unnoticed until obstruction or compression of structures occurs, resulting in symptoms such as diplopia, epiphora or nasal obstruction.
    • We present the case of a 25 year old male who was admitted for the treatment of a swelling in the right lacrimal area with complaints of epiphora.
    • The eye is the most sensitive organ in riot control because CS causes epiphora, blepharospasm, a burning sensation, and visual problems.
    • Two patients had been subject to recurrent dacryocystitis, 3 were subject to epiphora and recurrent dacryocystitis and the others were subject to intolerable epiphora ranging from 6 months to ‘years’.
    • This results in tears pooling in the cul-de-sac produced by the lower lid ectropion and resultant epiphora.
  • 2Rhetoric

    another term for epistrophe

Origin

Late 16th century (in epiphora (sense 2)): via Latin from Greek epi ‘upon’ + pherein ‘to bear or carry’.

 
 
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