Epiphora Imperator
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 order Dothideomycetes * ''Epiphora'' (moth), a moth genus in the family Saturniidae * ''Epiphora'', an orchid genus nowadays considered a synonym of ''Polystachya ''Polystachya'', abbreviated Pol in horticultural trade, and commonly known as yellowspike orchid, is a flowering plant genus in the orchid family (biology), family (Orchidaceae). This rather distinctive genus was described by William Jackson Hoo ...

Epiphora (medicine)
Epiphora is an overflow of tears onto the face, other than caused by normal crying. It is 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. Cause Causes of epiphora are any that cause either overproduction of tears or decreased drainage of tears, resulting in tearing onto the cheek. This can be due to ocular irritation and inflammation (including trichiasis and entropion) or an obstructed tear outflow tract which is divided according to its anatomical location (i.e. ectropion, punctal, canalicular or nasolacrimal duct obstruction). The latter is often due to aging (a spontaneous process), conjunctivochalasis, infection (i.e. dacryocystitis), rhinitis, and in neonates or infants, failure of the nasolacrimal duct to open. Another cause could be poor reconstruction of the nasolacrimal duct system after trauma to the area. Cause of trauma could be facial f ...
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Epistrophe
Epistrophe ( el, ἐπιστροφή, "return") is the repetition of the same word or words at the end of successive phrases, clauses or sentences. It is also known as epiphora and occasionally as antistrophe. It is a figure of speech and the counterpart of Anaphora (rhetoric), anaphora. It is an extremely emphatic device because of the Stress (linguistics), emphasis placed on the last word in a phrase or sentence. Platonic epistrophe Greek epistrophe: "a word coined by Plato as a goal of philosophical education and the term adopted by early Christians for conversion". Examples * "Where affections bear rule, their reason is subdued, honesty is subdued, good will is subdued, and all things else that withstand evil, for ever are subdued." ''— Thomas Wilson'' * "... this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth." ''— Abraham Lincoln in the Gettysburg Addr ...
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Epiphora (fungus)
''Plectocarpon'' is a genus of lichens in the family Lecanographaceae. Species *'' Plectocarpon aequatoriale'' *'' Plectocarpon bunodophori'' *'' Plectocarpon concentricum'' *'' Plectocarpon coppinsii'' *'' Plectocarpon cristalliferum'' *'' Plectocarpon diedertzianum'' *'' Plectocarpon dimorphosporum'' *'' Plectocarpon dirinariae'' *'' Plectocarpon galapagoense'' *'' Plectocarpon gallowayi'' *'' Plectocarpon gayanum'' *''Plectocarpon hypogymniae'' *''Plectocarpon latisporum'' *'' Plectocarpon leuckertii'' *'' Plectocarpon lichenum'' *''Plectocarpon melanohaleae'' *''Plectocarpon obtectum'' *''Plectocarpon opegraphoideum'' *''Plectocarpon parmeliarum'' *''Plectocarpon parmotrematis'' *''Plectocarpon peltigerae'' *''Plectocarpon pseudoleuckertii'' *''Plectocarpon ramalinae'' *''Plectocarpon scrobiculatae'' *''Plectocarpon serusiauxii'' *''Plectocarpon stereocaulicola'' *''Plectocarpon sticticola ''Plectocarpon'' is a genus of lichens in the family Lecano ...
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Epiphora (moth)
''Epiphora'' is a genus of large moths in the family Saturniidae Saturniidae, commonly known as saturniids, is a family of Lepidoptera with an estimated 2,300 described species. The family contains some of the largest species of moths in the world. Notable members include the emperor moths, royal moths, and gi .... The genus was first described by Wallengren in 1860. They are native to Sub-Saharan Africa. ''Epiphora mythimnia'' (Westwood, 1849) Species *'' Epiphora aequatorialis'' (Testout, 1935) *'' Epiphora albida'' (Druce, 1886) *'' Epiphora antinorii'' (Oberthuer, 1880) *'' Epiphora atbarina'' (Butler, 1877) *'' Epiphora bauhiniae'' (Guerin-Meneville, 1829) *'' Epiphora bedoci'' (Bouvier, 1929) *'' Epiphora berliozi'' (Rougeot, 1948) *'' Epiphora boolana'' (Strand, 1909) *'' Epiphora boursini'' Testout, 1935 *'' Epiphora bouvieri'' Testout, 1935 *'' Epiphora brunnea'' (Bouvier, 1930) *'' Epiphora cadioui'' Bouyer, 2008 *'' Epiphora congolana'' (Bouvier, 1929) *'' Epiphora ...
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