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galactorrhea

/ɡəˌlæktəˈɹiːə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables
galac-t-or-rhea
IPA
/ɡəˌlæktəˈɹiːə/
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Lactation (the secretion of milk from nipples) that is not associated with childbirth or nursing.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek γᾰ́λᾰ (gắlă) Ancient Greek γάλακτ- (gálakt-)der. New Latinder. English galacto- Proto-Indo-European *ser-? Proto-Indo-European *srew- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *sréweti Proto-Hellenic *hréwō Ancient Greek ῥέω (rhéō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā) Ancient Greek ῥοία (rhoía)bor. English -rrhea English galactorrhea From galacto- + -rrhea, from Ancient Greek γάλακτος (gálaktos, “milk”) + ῥέω /ῥοία (rhéō, “flow”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: γάλακτος

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ɡəˌlæktəˈɹiːə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

galactorrheas (plural) galactorrhoea (alternative) galactorrhœa (alternative)

Derived Forms

agalactorrhea galactorrheic

Phrases

witch's milk

Frequently Paired Words

diarrhea diarrhoea gonorrhea gonorrhoea logorrhea logorrhoea pyorrhea pyorrhoea

Synonyms

lactorrhea

Questions

How do you pronounce galactorrhea?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡəˌlæktəˈɹiːə/.
What does galactorrhea mean?
Lactation (the secretion of milk from nipples) that is not associated with childbirth or nursing.
Where does galactorrhea come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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