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lac·ri·ma·tion also lach·ry·ma·tion .lak-rə-'mā-shən n the secretion of tears specif abnormal or excessive secretion of tears due to local or systemic disease
lac·ri·mate also lach·ry·mate vi, -mat·ed; -mat·ing
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the production of excess tears; crying. See also lacrimal apparatus.
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lac·ri·ma·tion (lak″rĭ-maґshən) [L. lacrimatio] the secretion and discharge of tears.Medical dictionary. 2011.