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LEUCORRHEA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does leucorrhea mean?
• LEUCORRHEA (noun)
The noun LEUCORRHEA has 1 sense:
1. discharge of white mucous material from the vagina; often an indication of infection
Familiarity information: LEUCORRHEA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Discharge of white mucous material from the vagina; often an indication of infection
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
leucorrhea; leukorrhea
Hypernyms ("leucorrhea" is a kind of...):
mucous secretion; mucus (protective secretion of the mucous membranes; in the gut it lubricates the passage of food and protects the epithelial cells; in the nose and throat and lungs it can make it difficult for bacteria to penetrate the body through the epithelium)
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