Meanings
nounhaemolacria (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineThe shedding of tears containing blood
Origin
- Latinlacrima“tear”
- Ancient Greekαἱμο-
- Englishhaemolacria
From Ancient Greek αἱμο- (haimo-) (from αἷμα (haîma, “blood”)) + Latin lacrima (“tear”).
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French haemolacria
- haemolacriashedding of tears containing blood
German Hämolacria
- Hämolacriashedding of tears containing blood
Greek αιμολακρία
- αιμολακρία (aimolakría)shedding of tears containing blood
Italian emolacria
- emolacriashedding of tears containing blood
Portuguese hemolacria
- hemolacriashedding of tears containing blood
Spanish hemolacria
- hemolacriashedding of tears containing blood
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haemolacria. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haemolacria
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“haemolacria.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haemolacria. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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