leucorrhoea
esp US leukorrhea
/ (ˌluːkəˈriːə) /
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noun
pathol a white or yellowish discharge of mucous material from the vagina, often an indication of infection
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Derived forms of leucorrhoea
leucorrhoeal or esp US leukorrheal, adjectiveWords nearby leucorrhoea
leucopenia, leucoplakia, leucoplast, leucopoiesis, leucorrhea, leucorrhoea, leucosis, Leucothea, leucothoe, leucotome, leucotomy
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How to use leucorrhoea in a sentence
I have leucorrhoea and menstruation is very irregular and very free with a good deal of pain.
Treatise on the Diseases of Women|Lydia E. PinkhamThe symptoms comprise local discomfort and sometimes dysmenorrhoea, leucorrhoea or menorrhagia.
An inveterate leucorrhoea is not exactly a venereal disease, and I have heard people in London say that it was rarely contagious.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete|Jacques Casanova de SeingaltI also had leucorrhoea all the time which caused me to feel very weak.
Treatise on the Diseases of Women|Lydia E. Pinkham