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CROCODILE TEARS [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Eye
DEF

A flow of tears, usually unilateral, upon eating or the anticipation of eating; this happens when nerve fibers originally destined for a salivary gland are damaged and regrow, aberrantly, into the lacrimal gland.

Key term(s)
  • crocodile tears

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oeil
DEF

Larmoiement unilatéral observé, lors de la simple mastication ou de la simple gustation d'aliments, dans certaines paralysies faciales périphériques en voie de régression.

Key term(s)
  • larmes de crocodile

Spanish

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