Meanings
nounalacrima (uncountable)
alternative alacrimia
- uncountablemedicineA congenital inability to produce enough tears (absence or deficiency of tear production).
Synonyms: hypolacrima
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA congenital inability to produce enough tears (absence or deficiency of tear production).
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Origin
From a- + Latin lacrima (“tear”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Indonesian alakrima
- alakrimacongenital inability to produce tears
Portuguese alacrimia
- alacrimiacongenital inability to produce tears
Russian алакрими́я
- алакрими́я (alakrimíja)congenital inability to produce tears
Spanish alacrimia
- alacrimiacongenital inability to produce tears
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alacrima. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alacrima
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“alacrima.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alacrima. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alacrima,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alacrima.
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