blennorrhea

English

Alternative forms

• blennorrhoea (UK)
• blennorrhœa (UK, archaic)

Etymology

From blenno- +‎ -rrhea, New Latin combining forms based on Ancient Greek roots.

Noun

blennorrhea (countable and uncountable, plural blennorrheas)

1. (medicine) An inordinate secretion and discharge of mucus.
2. (medicine) gonorrhea

Translations

an inordinate secretion and discharge of mucus

• French: blennorrhée (fr) f
• Italian: blenorragia (it) f
• Portuguese: blenorragia (pt) f
• Spanish: blenorragia f

References

• “blennorrhea”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.