blennorrhea
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)
Translations
an inordinate secretion and discharge of mucus
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References
- “blennorrhea”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- 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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