EPIPHORA

Epiphora

Epiphora is overflow of tears onto the face. A clinical sign or condition that constitutes insufficient tear film drainage from the eyes in that tears will drain down the face rather than through the nasolacrimal system.

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epiphora

Noun

  1. epistrophe
  2. excessive tear production usually a result from an irritation of the eye
  3. (a genus of orchids)


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