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galactorrhea

noun
ga路​lac路​tor路​rhea | \ g蓹-藢lak-t蓹-藞r膿-蓹 How to pronounce galactorrhea (audio) \

Definition of galactorrhea

: a spontaneous flow of milk from the nipple

First Known Use of galactorrhea

circa 1860, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for galactorrhea

borrowed from New Latin, from galacto- galacto- + -rrhoea -rrhea

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galactorrhea

noun
ga路​lac路​tor路​rhea
variants: or chiefly British galactorrhoea \ g蓹-​藢lak-​t蓹-​藞r膿-​蓹 How to pronounce galactorrhoea (audio) \

Medical Definition of galactorrhea

: a spontaneous flow of milk from the nipple

More from Merriam-Webster on galactorrhea

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