epiphora

[ih-pif-er-uh]

noun

Pathology. an overflow of tears due to excessive secretion of the lacrimal glands or obstruction of the lacrimal ducts.
Rhetoric. epistrophe(def 1).

Origin of epiphora

1650–60; < Latin epiphora an afflux, repetition < Greek epiphorá a bringing upon. See epi-, -phore

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As a rule, patients who have had the lachrymal sac excised do not complain of epiphora, except in a cold wind.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)
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epiphora in Medicine

(ĭ-pĭf′ər-ə)

Watering of the eyes due to a blockage of the lacrimal ducts or the excessive secretion of tears.