An excessive or abnormal discharge or flow of a bodily fluid.
From Greek 'apo' (away from) + 'rhea' (flowing), literally meaning 'flowing away.' This medical term emerged in Greek medical texts and was adopted into medical Latin.
The suffix '-rrhea' appears in tons of medical terms like 'diarrhea' and 'gonorrhea'—they all describe things flowing away from where they should stay, and 'aporrhea' is the general term for when any body fluid is flowing excessively.
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