lacrimation

American  

[lak-ruh-mey-shuhn] / ˌlæk rəˈmeɪ ʃən /

Or lachrymation

noun

1. the secretion of tears, especially in abnormal abundance.

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lacrimation British  

/ ˌlækrɪˈmeɪʃən /

noun

1. the secretion of tears

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Etymology

Origin of lacrimation

1565–75; < Latin lacrimātiōn- (stem of lacrimātiō ) weeping, equivalent to lacrimāt ( us ) past participle of lacrimāre to weep ( see lachrymal, -ate ¹) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

Eating them causes “salivation, lacrimation and perspiration,” Mr. Lincoff said.

From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2011

At the same time there are slight catarrhal symptoms present, including lacrimation and a little mucous discharge from the nostrils.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.

Some years ago, some seventy laborers, who were clearing away snow-drifts in the Caucasus, were seized, and thirty of them could not find their way home, so great was the photophobia, conjunctivitis, and lacrimation.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)