epiphora in English

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1
excessive watering of the eye.
The eye is the most sensitive organ in riot control because CS causes epiphora , blepharospasm, a burning sensation, and visual problems.
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1. Epiphora is an exact counterpart of another figure of speech, Anaphora.An Anaphora is repetition of the first part of successive sentences, whereas in an epiphora repetition occurs in the last part of successive clauses and sentences

2. White, Baxter-Gate, OCLC 1062248511, page 73: Anaphora elegantly begins With the same word or phrase successive lines.] Antonyms: epiphora, epistrophe

3. Anaphora elegantly begins With the same word or phrase successive lines.] Antonyms: epiphora, epistrophe (linguistics) An expression that can refer to virtually any referent, the specific referent being defined by context

4. Congenital lacrimal fistulas, also known as lacrimal Anlage ducts, are supernumerary lacrimal canaliculi that connect the skin to the common canaliculus or the lacrimal sac (Figure 1).[1][2][3] These rare developmental abnormalities often lead to epiphora[2]

5. In regards to epiphora, conjunctivochalasis is hypothesized to contribute in two ways: First, the reduplicated folds of Conjunctiva disrupt the inferior tear lake (Figures 1 and 2) and, second, the Conjunctiva itself can cause a mechanical blockage of the inferior punctum

6. Anaphora (derives from Greek ‘ana’ “again,” and ‘phero’ literally means “to bring or carry back”), is the repetition of adjacent words at the beginning of the next clauses in a sentence.This is in contrast to Epistrophe (or epiphora) — a figure whose words are repeated at the end of clauses Opens in new window.