Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A thick, whitish discharge from the vagina or cervical canal.

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  • noun pathology thick, whitish vaginal discharge.

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  • noun discharge of white mucous material from the vagina; often an indication of infection

Etymologies

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From Ancient Greek λευκός (leukos, "white") + ῥοία (rhoia, "flow, flux")

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Examples

  • More often, the mucus becomes thin and liquid leukorrhea.

    Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010

  • More often, the mucus becomes thin and liquid leukorrhea.

    Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010

  • Usually, menstrual flow increases (menorrhagia), but sometimes it decreases (dysmenorrhea); a whitish discharge (leukorrhea) may also occur.

    THE NATURAL REMEDY BIBLE JOHN LUST 2003

  • The vagina was spacious and the woman had a profuse leukorrhea.

    Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine 1896

  • The vagina was spacious and the woman had a profuse leukorrhea.

    Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine 1896

  • * Inquiring focuses on the "seven inquiries", which are: chills and fever; perspiration; appetite, thirst and taste; defecation and urination; pain; sleep; and menses and leukorrhea.

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] 2009

  • * Inquiring focuses on the "seven inquiries", which are: chills and fever; perspiration; appetite, thirst and taste; defecation and urination; pain; sleep; and menses and leukorrhea.

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] 2009

  • * Inquiring focuses on the "seven inquiries", which are: chills and fever; perspiration; appetite, thirst and taste; defecation and urination; pain; sleep; and menses and leukorrhea.

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] 2009

  • It is indicated as a rejuvenator and a tonic of high potency which induces health, vigor, improves appetite, increases memory, generates semen of high quality, cures gonorrhea, spermatorrhea, and leukorrhea.

    xml's Blinklist.com 2008

  • This herb can also treat premature ejaculation, leukorrhea as well as aching lower back.

    xml's Blinklist.com 2008

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  • I've also seen this word spelled leuchorrhea or leukorrhoea. It's adjective form is leukorrheal.

    August 4, 2007

  • All of which sound just as bad as they are!

    August 6, 2007