galactorrhoea

(gə-lăk′tə-rē′ə)

n. Chiefly British

Variant of galactorrhea.

ga·lac·tor·rhe·a

(gă-lak'tŏr-ē'ă)

1. A flow of milk from the breasts other than normal lactation.

2. Any white discharge from a nipple.
Synonym(s): lactorrhea, galactorrhoea.

[galacto- + G. rhoia, a flow]

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

galactorrhoea

Excessive flow of breast milk or spontaneous milk production at times other than after pregnancy. Galactorrhoea can occur in men as well as women, if the milk-stimulating hormone prolactin is present, as from a tumour of the PITUITARY gland. Babies' breasts can produce milk from the hormone in the mother's blood. From the Greek gala , milk and rhein , to flow. See also WITCHES' MILK.

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Out of these 22%, only 12% cases presented with galactorrhoea. So, all patients with raised prolactin levels need not present with galactorrhoea.

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Blood sampling was performed because of symptoms such as sterility, galactorrhoea, amenorrhoea, oligomenorrhoea, headache or visual loss.

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