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