<syndrome> A flow of tears, usually unilateral, upon eating or the anticipation of eating; this happens when nerve fibres originally destined for a salivary gland are damaged and regrow, aberrantly, into the lacrimal gland. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. a flow of tears, usually unilateral, on eating or the anticipation of eating; this happens when nerve fibers originally destined for a salivary gland are damaged and regrow, aberrantly, into the lacrimal gland.
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Crocodile tears syndrome: Spontaneous tearing in parallel with the normal salivation of eating. The crocodile tears syndrome occurs most often following facial paralysis when nerve fibers destined for a salivary gland are damaged and by mistake regrow into a tear gland. Also called Bogorad's syndrome, gustatolacrimal reflex, paroxysmal lacrimation....
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