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EPIPHORA [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • The Eye
  • Effects of Pollution
DEF

An overflow of tears upon the cheek, due to imperfect drainage by the tear-conducting passages.

OBS

epiphora: term recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Oeil
  • Effets de la pollution
DEF

Larmoiement s'accompagnant de l'écoulement des larmes sur la joue.

OBS

Les larmes ne peuvent être collectées par les voies lacrymales vers les fosses nasales, en raison le plus souvent d'une obstruction du canal lacrymo-nasal ou d'un ectropion de la paupière inférieure.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Ojo
  • Efectos de la polución
DEF

Lagrimeo persistente que acompaña a muchas enfermedades de los ojos.

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