单词 | galactorrhoea |
释义 | galactorrhoeaga·lac·tor·rhoe·aG0011700 (gə-lăk′tə-rē′ə)galactorrhoea(ɡəˌlæktəˈriːə)galactorrhoeagalactorrhoea(gə-lăk′tə-rē′ə)ga·lac·tor·rhe·a(gă-lak'tŏr-ē'ă)Synonym(s): lactorrhea, galactorrhoea. galactorrhoeaExcessive flow of breast milk or spontaneous milk production at times other than after pregnancy. Galactorrhoea can occur in men as well as women, if the milk-stimulating hormone prolactin is present, as from a tumour of the PITUITARY gland. Babies' breasts can produce milk from the hormone in the mother's blood. From the Greek gala , milk and rhein , to flow. See also WITCHES' MILK. |
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