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Epiphora is employed in literature chiefly as a technical term to denote the overflow of tears, often in the context of ocular or facial pathology. Writers describe it in relation to abnormalities or surgical interventions of the lachrymal apparatus, such as post-removal of the lacrimal sac, when the condition becomes obstinate or notably appears during cold wind exposure ([1], [2]). In discussions of eyelid function, the term is linked to malpositions like ectropion, which disrupt the normal application of the canaliculus to the lacrimal lake, ultimately affecting facial appearance and necessitating remedial surgery ([3], [4], [5], [6]). Historical references also provide synonymous labels such as Blenorrhœa or Stillicidium lachrymarum to capture its clinical nuances ([7], [8]).
  1. For obstinate epiphora after removal of the lachrymal sac.
    — from A System of Operative Surgery, Volume 4 (of 4)
  2. As a rule, patients who have had the lachrymal sac excised do not complain of epiphora, except in a cold wind.
    — from A System of Operative Surgery, Volume 4 (of 4)
  3. The lid-like structure covering the entrance into the larynx (upper windpipe), Epiphora (e-pif-o-rah).
    — from Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Thomas Jefferson Ritter
  4. Ectropion of the lower lid is always accompanied by epiphora, owing to the want of application of the canaliculus to the lacus lachrymalis.
    — from A System of Operative Surgery, Volume 4 (of 4)
  5. From weakness of the orbicularis palpebrarum 118 muscle ectropion and epiphora may noticeably change the facial appearance.
    — from Some Medical Aspects of Old Age Being the Linacre lecture, 1922, St. John's college, Cambridge by Rolleston, Humphry Davy, Sir
  6. Occasionally this epiphora may be so troublesome that removal of the palpebral portion of the lachrymal gland is desirable for its relief.
    — from A System of Operative Surgery, Volume 4 (of 4)
  7. There is merely an Epiphora; or, as it is otherwise called, Blenorrhœa, or Stillicidium lachrymarum.
    — from Elements of Surgery by Robert Liston
  8. blearedness , n. lippitude, glama, epiphora.
    — from Putnam's Word Book A Practical Aid in Expressing Ideas Through the Use of an Exact and Varied Vocabulary by Louis A. (Louis Andrew) Flemming

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