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galactorrhea

or ga·lac·tor·rhoe·a

[ guh-lak-tuh-ree-uh ]
/ gəˌlæk təˈri ə /
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noun Pathology.
an abnormally abundant flow of milk in a lactating woman.
secretion of milk from the breast of a nonlactating person.
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Origin of galactorrhea

First recorded in 1850–55; galacto- + -rrhea
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