galactorrhea
English
Alternative forms
- galactorrhoea (British)
- galactorrhœa (chiefly British)
Etymology
From galacto- + -rrhea, from Ancient Greek γάλακτος (gálaktos, “milk”) + ῥέω (rhéō, “flow”).
Noun
galactorrhea (countable and uncountable, plural galactorrheas)
- Lactation (secretion of milk from nipples) not associated with childbirth or nursing.
Synonyms
- lactorrhea
Related terms
- Sharing the suffix -rrhea:
- diarrhea/diarrhoea
- gonorrhea/gonorrhoea
- logorrhea/logorrhoea
- pyorrhea/pyorrhoea
Translations
lactation unassociated with childbirth
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See also
- witch's milk