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DACRYGELOSIS

\dˌakɹa͡ɪd͡ʒlˈə͡ʊsɪs], \dˌakɹa‍ɪd‍ʒlˈə‍ʊsɪs], \d_ˌa_k_ɹ_aɪ_dʒ_l_ˈəʊ_s_ɪ_s]\

Definitions of DACRYGELOSIS

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Repeated weeping spells followed by hysterical laughter.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

from 'weep,' and 'I laugh.' A kind of insanity, in which the patient weeps and laughs at the same time.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

Alternating laughter and weeping as in hysteria. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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