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

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

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How to use epiphora in a sentence

As a rule, patients who have had the lachrymal sac excised do not complain of epiphora, except in a cold wind.
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