"galactorrhea" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɡəˌlæktəˈɹiːə/ [UK] Forms: galactorrheas [plural]
Etymology: From galacto- + -rrhea, from Ancient Greek γάλακτος (gálaktos, “milk”) + ῥέω (rhéō, “flow”). Etymology templates: {{affix|en|galacto-|-rrhea}} galacto- + -rrhea, {{der|en|grc|γάλακτος||milk}} Ancient Greek γάλακτος (gálaktos, “milk”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} galactorrhea (countable and uncountable, plural galactorrheas)
  1. Lactation (the secretion of milk from nipples) that is not associated with childbirth or nursing. Wikipedia link: galactorrhea Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: lactorrhea, galactorrhoea [British], galactorrhœa [British] Related terms: witch's milk Related terms (Sharing the suffix -rrhea): diarrhea, diarrhoea, gonorrhea, gonorrhoea, logorrhea, logorrhoea, pyorrhea, pyorrhoea Translations (lactation unassociated with childbirth): galactorrhée [feminine] (French), γαλακτόρροια (galaktórroia) [feminine] (Greek), galattorrea [feminine] (Italian), mlekotok [masculine] (Polish), galactorrea [feminine] (Spanish)

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