Glossing: writing word-by-word transliteration. Gloss is generally defined as an explanatory comment or note added to the text of a book. It is words of explanation or translation of a foreign or strange word that needs explanation. Wilcox describes gloss as the following:
The lacrimal glands are paired almond-shaped glands, one for each eye, that secrete the aqueous layer of the tear film. They are situated in the upper, outer portion of each orbit, in the lacrimal fossa of the orbit formed by the frontal bone. Inflammation of the lacrimal glands is called dacryoadenitis. The lacrimal gland produces tears which then flow into canals that lead to the lacrimal sac. From this sac, the tears drain through the lacrimal duct into the nose. Anatomists divide the gland into two sections.
How could this be, you ask? When your eyes are dry the brain senses this dryness through a reflex mechanism. As far as the brain is concerned, more tears need to be produced. Because the brain is the ultimate organ controlling tear production, a signal is sent to the tear glands to make more tears. If the tear duct drains can not handle the excess tearing will be the symptom.