- Blennorrhea
- Blennorrhea Blen`nor*rhe"a, n. [Gr. ? mucus + ? to flow.] (Med.) (a) An inordinate secretion and discharge of mucus. (b) Gonorrhea. --Dunglison. [1913 Webster]
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Blennorrhea — A mucous discharge, especially from the urethra or vagina [ [http://www.answers.com/blennorrhea r=67 blennorrhea: Definition and Much More from Answers.com ] ] .Also German name of Gonorrhea that was previously in use , but now no longer in… … Wikipedia
blennorrhea — 1. Rarely used term for any mucous discharge, especially from the urethra or vagina. 2. In ophthalmic usage, was synonymous with conjunctivitis, but is now obsolete. [blenno + G. rhoia, a flow] b. conjunctivalis SYN: gonorrheal ophthalmia. inc … Medical dictionary
blennorrhea — n. excessive mucus discharge; former name for gonorrhea … English contemporary dictionary
blennorrhea — blen·nor·rhea … English syllables
blennorrhea — An unusually large discharge of mucus, or a continuous discharge of mucus … Grandiloquent dictionary
blennorrhea — … Useful english dictionary
Stoerk blennorrhea — blennorrhea with profuse chronic suppuration producing hypertrophy of the mucosa of the nose, pharynx, and larynx … Medical dictionary
inclusion blennorrhea — n INCLUSION CONJUNCTIVITIS … Medical dictionary
Stoerk blennorrhea — (shturk) [Carl Stoerk, Austrian laryngologist, 1832–1899] see under blennorrhea … Medical dictionary
Ophthalmia — Inflammation of the eye. Also known as ophthalmitis. * * * 1. Severe, often purulent, conjunctivitis. 2. Inflammation of the deeper structures of the eye. [G.] catarrhal o. a mild form of conjunctivitis with mucopurulent secretion. caterpillar… … Medical dictionary
