galactorrhea
English
Alternative forms
- galactorrhoea (British)
- galactorrhœa (chiefly British)
Etymology
From galacto- + -rrhea, from Ancient Greek γάλακτος (gálaktos, “milk”) + ῥέω (rhéō, “flow”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɡəˌlæktəˈɹiːə/
Noun
galactorrhea (countable and uncountable, plural galactorrheas)
- Lactation (the secretion of milk from nipples) that is not associated with childbirth or nursing.
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Related terms
- Sharing the suffix -rrhea:
Translations
lactation unassociated with childbirth
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