Definitions for epiphora

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epiphora e·piph·o·ra

Spelling: [ih-pif-er-uh]

IPA: /ɪˈpɪf ər ə/

Epiphora is a 8 letter English word.

You can make 222 anagrams from letters in epiphora (aehioppr).

Definitions for epiphora

noun

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

Origin of epiphora

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

Examples for epiphora

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