Blennorhea

/ˌblɛnəˈriːə/ noun

Definition

An excessive or abnormal discharge of mucus from the body, often used historically for certain sexually transmitted infections.

Etymology

From Greek 'blenna' (mucus) + 'rhea' (flow or discharge). The '-rhea' suffix appears in dozens of medical terms like diarrhea and amenorrhea.

Kelly Says

This Victorian-era medical term was used to describe what doctors called 'the clap'—the euphemistic language shows how medical terms often hide the real disease they describe from polite society.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እይን ላይ ነሳት
ey-n lay ne-sat
ARالعربية
التهاب الغشاء المخاطي
al-thab al-ghash' al-mukhaati
BNবাংলা
আলোকের জ্বালা
a-lok-er jwala
CACatalà
conjunctivitat
kon-junk-ti-vi-tat
CSČeština
zánět spojivek
zanet spo-zhi-ve-k
DADansk
konjunktivit
kon-junk-ti-vit
DEDeutsch
Bindehaut-Entzündung
bin-duh-haut-ent-zün-dung
ELΕλληνικά
επίπεδωση του βλεννογόνου
e-pi-pe-do-soh to-u ble-no-go-no-o
ESEspañol
blefaritis
bleh-fa-ri-tis
FAفارسی
التهاب غشای مخاطی چشم
al-thab ghash-ay mukhaati-ye chah-m
FISuomi
silmän limakalvontulehdus
sil-män li-ma-kal-von-tuh-le-dus
FRFrançais
blennorrhée
ble-nor-ree
GUGU
આંખમાં ભરામ
aan-k-maan bhra-am
HAHA
kwayar idanu
kway-ar i-da-nu
HEעברית
דלקת הקרנית
dal-kat ha-kar-nit
HIहिन्दी
आँखों में सूजन
aankhon mein soojan
HUMagyar
szem kötőhártya gyulladása
szeme kot-o-hartya gyulladása
IDBahasa Indonesia
radang konjungtiva
ra-dang kon-jung-ti-va
IGIG
egbu egbu
e-gbu e-gbu
ITItaliano
blennorrea
bleh-nor-reh-ah
JA日本語
結膜炎
ketsu-maku-en
KKKK
көзі ауыры
kozi avyry
KMKM
ស្អុយក្បាល
s'auy k'bal
KO한국어
결막염
gyeol-mak-yeom
MRMR
आंखांचा ज्वर
aan-khaan-cha jwar
MSBahasa Melayu
radang konjungtiva
ra-dang kon-jung-ti-va
MYမြန်မာ
အမျိုးသား ကုသ
a-myo-tha-na ku-tha
NLNederlands
blennorhoe
bleh-nor-hoe
NONorsk
konjunktivitt
kon-junk-ti-vitt
PAPA
ਅ目 ਛਾedero
a-m chhad-ero
PLPolski
zapalenie spojówek
zap-a-lenie spo-jowe-k
PTPortuguês
blefarite
bleh-far-i-teh
RORomână
conjunctivită
kon-junk-ti-vi-ta
RUРусский
блефарит
bleh-far-it
SVSvenska
konjunktivit
kon-junk-ti-vit
SWKiswahili
kucha za jicho
koo-cha za ji-cho
TAதமிழ்
கண்களில் அழற்சி
ka-n-gal-il a-zh-al-chi
TEతెలుగు
సైన్‌లో దלקన
sa-in-lo dal-kana
THไทย
การอักเสบของเยื่อบุตา
gan a-khep khang yeo bu ta
TLTL
pamamaga ng konjunktiva
pa-ma-ga ng kon-junk-ti-va
TRTürkçe
konjonktivit
kon-jon-ktivi-t
UKУкраїнська
запалення кон'юнктиви
za-pa-len-nya kon-yunk-ti-vi
URاردو
آنکھوں میں جلن
an-kho-on mein jal-n
VITiếng Việt
viêm màng bàng
vyehm mang bang
YOYO
àwọn ìgbàgbọ́
awon igbago
ZH中文
结膜炎
jié mò yán
ZUZU
ukuthi kwakwa
oo-koo-thee kwa-kwa

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