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leukorrhea

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Thick, whitish vaginal discharge.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

discharge of white mucous material from the vagina; often an indication of infection

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: leucorrhea

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: mucus, mucous secretion

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 白帶 /白带 (baak6 daai3) — thick, whitish vaginal discharge
  • Chinese Mandarin: 白帶 /白带 (báidài) — thick, whitish vaginal discharge
  • Teochew: 白帶 /白带 (bêh8 dua3) — thick, whitish vaginal discharge
  • Finnish: valkovuoto — thick, whitish vaginal discharge
  • French: leucorrhée — thick, whitish vaginal discharge
  • German: Leukorrhoe — thick, whitish vaginal discharge
  • German: Weißer Fluss — thick, whitish vaginal discharge
  • German: Scheidenkatarrh — thick, whitish vaginal discharge
  • Hindi: श्वेतप्रदर (śvetapradar) — thick, whitish vaginal discharge
  • Hindi: प्रदर (pradar) — thick, whitish vaginal discharge
  • Hungarian: fehérfolyás — thick, whitish vaginal discharge
  • Indonesian: leukorea — thick, whitish vaginal discharge
  • Italian: leucorrea — thick, whitish vaginal discharge
  • Polish: upławy — thick, whitish vaginal discharge
  • Spanish: leucorrea — thick, whitish vaginal discharge
  • Spanish: flujo blanco — thick, whitish vaginal discharge
  • Spanish: flores blancas — thick, whitish vaginal discharge
  • Tamil: வெட்டை (veṭṭai) — thick, whitish vaginal discharge
  • Tamil: வெள்ளை (veḷḷai) — thick, whitish vaginal discharge
  • Telugu: తెల్లబట్ట (tellabaṭṭa) — thick, whitish vaginal discharge
  • Turkish: lökore — thick, whitish vaginal discharge