Galactorrhea

//ɡəˌlæktəˈɹiːə// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Lactation (the secretion of milk from nipples) that is not associated with childbirth or nursing. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From galacto- + -rrhea, from Ancient Greek γάλακτος (gálaktos, “milk”) + ῥέω (rhéō, “flow”).

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