LEUKORRHEA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does leukorrhea mean? 

• LEUKORRHEA (noun)
  The noun LEUKORRHEA has 1 sense:

1. discharge of white mucous material from the vagina; often an indication of infection

  Familiarity information: LEUKORRHEA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LEUKORRHEA (noun)

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 ("leukorrhea" 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)