| comfort zone | The temperature range between 28캜 and 30캜 at which the naked body is able to maintain the heat balance without either shivering or sweating; in the clothed body the range is from 13캜 to 21캜. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| artificial tears | Mixtures of fluid compounds to substitute for naturally produced t's. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crocodile tears | See: crocodile tears syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crocodile tears syndrome | <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) |
| tears | The watery secretion of the lacrimal glands which serve to moisten the conjunctiva; the secretion is slightly alkaline and saline. (12 Dec 1998) |