blennorrhoea

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noun

A flow of mucus.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounblennorrhoea (countable and uncountable, plural blennorrhoeas)

plural blennorrhoeas · alternative blennorrhœa · alternative blennorrhea

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA flow of mucus.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβλέννα“mucus, slime”
  2. Englishblennorrhoea

From Ancient Greek βλέννα (blénna, “mucus, slime”) + ῥοία (rhoía, “flow, flux”).

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blennorrhoea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blennorrhoea

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