This is a list of words that end in ‘rrhea.’ A few words that end in ‘rrhea’ are no longer used in our current literature; therefore, you may not find the definition of those words in the dictionary.
We have divided this article into two sections. The first part gives ‘rrhea’ ending words with a definition. The latter part comes without a definition because those words are more obscure.
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Amenorrhea
Abnormal absence or suppression of menses.
Azotorrhea
Excessive discharge of nitrogenous substances in the feces or urine.
Blennorrhea
An excessive secretion and discharge of mucus.
Bronchorrhea
The excessive discharge of mucus from the air passages of the lung.
Cholorrhea
Excessive secretion of bile.
Diarrhea
Abnormally frequent intestinal evacuations with more or less fluid stools; excessive flow.
Dysmenorrhea
Painful menstruation.
Galactorrhea
A spontaneous flow of milk from the nipple.
Gonorrhea
A contagious inflammation of the genital mucous membrane caused by the gonococcus —called also clap.
Graphorrhea
A symptom of motor excitement exhibited as continual and incoherent writing.
Hydrorrhea
A profuse watery discharge (as from the nose).
Hypermenorrhea
Abnormally profuse or prolonged menstrual flow.
Leukorrhea
A whitish viscid discharge from the vagina resulting from inflammation or congestion of the mucous membrane.
Logorrhea
Excessive and often incoherent talkativeness or wordiness.
Menorrhea
Normal menstrual flow.
Mucorrhea
Discharge of mucus especially when excessive.
Oligomenorrhea
Abnormally infrequent or scanty menstrual flow.
Otorrhea
A discharge from the external ear.
Pyorrhea
Purulent inflammation of the sockets of the teeth leading usually to loosening of the teeth.
Prostatorrhea
An abnormal discharge of secretion from the prostate gland especially when more or less continuous.
Rhinorrhea
Excessive mucous secretion from the nose.
Rrhea
Flow : discharge.
Seborrhea
Abnormally increased secretion and discharge of sebum.
Sialorrhea
Excessive salivation : hypersalivation —called also ptyalism.
Spermatorrhea
Abnormally frequent or excessive emission of semen without orgasm.
Steatorrhea
An excess of fat in the stools.
Succorrhea
Excessive flow of a juice or secretion.
The following words also end in rrhea; however, we couldn’t find definitions of these words from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
| Albuminorrhea | Amyxorrhea |
| Amniorrhea | Angiorrhea |
| Aporrhea | Archorrhea |
| Balanoblennorrhea | Blennotorrhea |
| Blepharoblennorrhea | Blepharopyorrhea |
| Bromomenorrhea | Bronchoblennorrhea |
| Celiorrhea | Cystirrhea |
| Cystorrhea | Coeliorrhea |
| Colporrhea | Creatorrhea |
| Dacyorrhea | Dacryoblenorrhea |
| Dacryocystoblennorrhea | Dacryohemorrhea |
| Dacryopyorrhea | Dacryorrhea |
| Dermatorrhea | Enterorrhea |
| Eumemorrhea | Eumenorrhea |
| Gastroalbuminorrhea | Gastroblennorrhea |
| Gastrohydrorrhea | Gastromyxorrhea |
| Gastrorrhea | Gastrosuccorrhea |
| Hematorrhea | Hemorrhea |
| Hepatorrhea | Ichorrhea |
| Laryngorrhea | Leucorrhea |
| Lymphorrhea | Lochiorrhea |
| Melanorrhea | Meningorrhea |
| Metrorrhea | Myxorrhea |
| Omphalorrhea | Ophthalmoblennorrhea |
| Ophthalmorrhea | Othemorrhea |
| Otoblennorrhea | Otopyorrhea |
| Palirrhea | Phorrhea |
| Pleurorrhea | Proctorrhea |
| Ptyalorrhea | Saccharogalactorrhea |
| Saccharorrhea | Septodiarrhea |
| Stearrhea | Trichorrhea |
| Tuborrhea | Ulorrhea |
| Urethroblennorrhea | Urethrorrhea |
| Urorrhea |
