Thelorrhea
/ˌθɛl.əˈriː.ə/noun
Abnormal discharge of fluid from the nipple.
Did you know?Thelorrhea belongs to a large family of medical terms built from Greek rhéō, “to flow,” including diarrhea, gonorrhea, and rhinorrhea.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sreu-
“To flow or stream; the ancient root behind later Greek words for flowing.”
Ancient Greek
Greek
thēlē
“Nipple or teat.”
Ancient Greek
Greek
rheō
“I flow or run.”
Ancient Greek
Greek
rhoia
“A flow or discharge, formed from the same root as rheō.”
19th Century
Medical Greek
thelorrhoia
“A discharge or flow from the nipple; a technical compound of thēlē and rhoia.”
Modern English
English
thelorrhea
“Abnormal nipple discharge.”