epiphora
/ih-pif-er-uh/US // ɪˈpɪf ər ə //
老年痴呆症,吐沫星子,吐痰,老年痴呆
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : Pathology. an overflow of tears due to excessive secretion of the lacrimal glands or obstruction of the lacrimal ducts.
- : Rhetoric. epistrophe.
Examples
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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