leukorrhea
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white”) + ῥοία (rhoía, “flow, flux”). By surface analysis, leuko- + -rrhea.
Noun
leukorrhea (countable and uncountable, plural leukorrheas)
Synonyms
- fluor albus (Latin)
Translations
thick, whitish vaginal discharge
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Further reading
- “Leucorrhœa”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “leukorrhea”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “leukorrhea”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.