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lach⋅ry⋅ma⋅tion

  [lak-ruh-mey-shuhn]
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–noun
lacrimation.
Also, lach⋅ri⋅ma⋅tion.

lac⋅ri⋅ma⋅tion

  [lak-ruh-mey-shuhn]
–noun
the secretion of tears, esp. in abnormal abundance.
Also, lachrymation, lachrimation.

Origin:
1565–75; < L lacrimātiōn- (s. of lacrimātiō) weeping, equiv. to lacrimāt(us) ptp. of lacrimāre to weep (see lachrymal, -ate 1 ) + -iōn- -ion
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lach·ry·ma·tion   (lāk'rə-mā'shən)   
n.  Variant of lacrimation.
lac·ri·ma·tion also lach·ry·ma·tion   (lāk'rə-mā'shən)   
n.  Secretion of tears, especially in excess.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: lac·ri·ma·tion
Variant: also lach·ry·ma·tion /"lak-r&-'mA-sh&n/
Function: noun
: the secretion of tears; specifically : abnormal or excessive secretion of tears due to local or systemic disease —lac·ri·mate also lach·ry·mate intransitive verb -mat·ed; -mat·ing
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lachrymation lach·ry·ma·tion (lāk'rə-mā'shən)
n.
Variant of lacrimation.

lacrimation lac·ri·ma·tion or lach·ry·ma·tion (lāk'rə-mā'shən)
n.
The secretion of tears, especially in excess.

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