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leukorrhœa
leukorrhœa
See also: leukorrhoea
English
Noun
leukorrhœa (plural not attested)
- Obsolete form of leukorrhea.
- 1907, Charles Wardell Stiles in Modern Medicine, Chapter XXVI., page 601:
- One of the most constant symptoms is an intense itching and burning at the anus, due to the wandering of the female, especially shortly after the patient retires; the anus appears red, irritated, sometimes bloody; reaching the perineum the worms may pass to the **** if the skin is moist, and may here cause hyperæmia, increased secretion of mucus, and sometimes hyperæsthesia and leukorrhœa; sexual excitement may result.
- 1907, Charles Wardell Stiles in Modern Medicine, Chapter XXVI., page 601: