leukorrhea
- Discharge from the vagina of a white or yellowish viscid fluid containing mucus and pus cells. SYN: leukorrhagia. [leuko- + G. rhoia, flow]
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leu·kor·rhea or chiefly Brit leu·cor·rhoea .lü-kə-'rē-ə n a white, yellowish, or greenish white viscid discharge from the vagina resulting from inflammation or congestion of the uterine or vaginal mucous membraneleu·kor·rhe·al or chiefly Brit leu·cor·rhoe·al -'rē-əl adj* * *
leu·kor·rhea (loo″ko-reґə) [leuko- + -rrhea] a whitish, viscid discharge from the vagina and uterine cavity. leukorrheal adj
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leukorrhea — [lo͞o΄kə rē′ə] n. 〚ModL: see LEUCO + RRHEA〛 an abnormal, whitish discharge from the vagina leukorrheal adj. * * * leu·kor·rhe·a also leu·cor·rhe·a ( … Universalium
leukorrhea — [lo͞o΄kə rē′ə] n. [ModL: see LEUCO + RRHEA] an abnormal, whitish discharge from the vagina leukorrheal adj … English World dictionary
Leukorrhea — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = Leukorrhea Caption = ICD10 = ICD10|N|89|8|n|80 ICD9 = ICD9|623.5 ICDO = OMIM = DiseasesDB = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D007973 Leukorrhea (US) or leukorrhoea (Commonwealth) is a medical… … Wikipedia
leukorrhea — noun Etymology: New Latin Date: circa 1797 a whitish viscid discharge from the vagina resulting from inflammation or congestion of the mucous membrane • leukorrheal adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
leukorrhea — noun thick, whitish vaginal discharge … Wiktionary
leukorrhea — n. whitish discharge from the uterine cavity and vagina (also leucorrhea) … English contemporary dictionary
leukorrhea — leu·kor·rhea … English syllables
leukorrhea — noun discharge of white mucous material from the vagina; often an indication of infection • Syn: ↑leucorrhea • Hypernyms: ↑mucus, ↑mucous secretion … Useful english dictionary
leukorrhagia — SYN: leukorrhea. [leuko + G. rhegnymi, to burst forth] * * * leu·kor·rha·gia (loo″ko raґjə) [leuko + rrhagia] profuse leukorrhea … Medical dictionary
whites — Colloquialism for leukorrhea or blennorrhea. * * * whites n pl LEUKORRHEA … Medical dictionary
