An abnormal discharge of mucus or serum from a mucous membrane, particularly relating to persistent fluid leakage from body cavities.
From Greek blenna (mucus) + torrhe (to flow) + -a (noun ending). This variant emphasizes the flowing, continuous nature of the discharge more than the standard blennorrhoea.
Notice how Greek medical terms are almost modular: you can swap in different root words (torrhe vs. rhoia both mean 'flow') and create slightly different shades of meaning—ancient doctors were doing linguistic engineering!
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