galactorrhea
Americannoun
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an abnormally abundant flow of milk in a lactating woman.
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secretion of milk from the breast of a nonlactating person.
Etymology
Origin of galactorrhea
Example Sentences
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Turns out she has the rare condition idiopathic hyperprolactinaemia, which can lead to galactorrhea, in which the nipples emit a discharge resembling milk.
From The Guardian • Feb. 18, 2018
Prolonged lactation and galactorrhea may extend through several pregnancies.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
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