What is "epiphora"

Epiphora \E*piph"o*ra\, n. [L., fr. Gr. 'epifora`, fr. 'epife`rein to bring to or upon; 'epi` + fe`rein to bring.]

1. (Med.) The watery eye; a disease in which the tears accumulate in the eye, and trickle over the cheek.

2. (Rhet.) The emphatic repetition of a word or phrase, at the end of several sentences or stanzas.

n. 1 (context rhetoric English) epistrophe 2 (context medical English) excessive tear production usually a result from an irritation of the eye 3 (context botany English) (taxlink Polystachya genus noshow=1) (a genus of orchids)

n. repetition of the ends of two or more successive sentences, verses, etc. [syn: epistrophe]

Epiphora may refer to:

• Epiphora (medicine), an excessive tear production usually a result from an irritation of the eye
• Epistrophe, also known as epiphora, the repetition of the same word or words at the end of successive phrases, clauses or sentences

• Epiphora (fungus), a fungus genus in the Dothideomycetes order
• Epiphora (moth), a moth genus in the Saturniidae family
• Epiphora, an orchid genus nowadays considered a synonym of Polystachya

Epiphora is an overflow of tears onto the face. A clinical sign or condition that constitutes insufficient tear film drainage from the eyes in that tears will drain down the face rather than through the nasolacrimal system.

Epiphora is a genus of large moths in the Saturniidae family. They are native to Sub-Saharan Africa.