blennorrhoea

See also: blennorrhœa

English

Alternative forms

blennorrhœa
blennorrhea (U.S.A.)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βλέννος (blénnos, “mucus, slime”) with ῥοία (rhoía, “flow, flux”).

Noun

blennorrhoea (countable and uncountable, plural blennorrhoeas)

(pathology) A flow of mucus.

Derived terms

blennorrhoeal
blennorrhoeic

References

“blennorrhoea”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

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