leukorrhea (redirected from Leukorrhoea)

leukorrhea /leu·kor·rhea/ (-re´ah) a whitish, viscid discharge from the vagina and uterine cavity.

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leu·kor·rhe·a or leu·cor·rhe·a (lk-r)

n.

A thick, whitish discharge from the vagina or cervical canal. Also called leukorrhagia.

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leukorrhea

a whitish or yellowish, viscid discharge from the vagina or uterine cavity, which may be a sign of a disorder either in the reproductive organs or elsewhere in the body.

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leukorrhea Gynecology A nonspecific whitish malodorous vaginal discharge accompanied by dyspareunia and intense pruritus, which may be caused by infection–eg, Candida albicans, Gardnerella vaginalis, T vaginalis, N gonorrhoeae, foreign bodies, estrogen depletion, neoplasms, and as a postpartum phenomenon