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Galactorrhea

Also called Abnormal breast milk secretion

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The spontaneous, inappropriate secretion of breast milk unrelated to childbearing or nursing, often linked to hyperprolactinemia.

Korean

유즙누출증

임신·수유와 무관하게 유즙이 자발적으로 분비되는 것; 주로 고프로락틴혈증이 원인.

French

Galactorrhée

Sécrétion spontanée et inappropriée de lait non liée à la grossesse ou à l'allaitement, souvent associée à l'hyperprolactinémie.

Word parts

  • -rrheaSuffix(Greek) Flow, discharge

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