blennorrhea

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English

Alternative forms

blennorrhoea (UK)
blennorrhœa (UK, archaic)

Etymology

From blenno- +‎ -rrhea, New Latin combining forms based on Ancient Greek roots.

Noun

blennorrhea (countable and uncountable, plural blennorrheas)

(medicine) An inordinate secretion and discharge of mucus.
(medicine) gonorrhea^[1]

Translations

an inordinate secretion and discharge of mucus

French: blennorrhée (fr) f
Italian: blenorragia (it) f
Portuguese: blenorragia (pt) f
Spanish: blenorragia f

References

“blennorrhea”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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1839, Robley Dunglison, “BLENNORRHEA”, in Medical Lexicon. A New Dictionary of Medical Science, , 2nd edition, Philadelphia, Pa.: Lea and Blanchard, successors to Carey and Co., →OCLC:

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