Etymology

leukorrhea

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Today it means: Thick, whitish vaginal discharge. Full definition →

Ancient Greek λευκός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromλευκός“white”
  2. English todayleukorrhea

From Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white”) + ῥοία (rhoía, “flow, flux”). By surface analysis, leuko- + -rrhea.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekλευκός all →

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