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gleet

  [gleet]
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–noun
1. Pathology.
a. a thin, morbid discharge, as from a wound.
b. persistent or chronic gonorrhea.
2. Also called nasal gleet. Veterinary Pathology. an inflammation of the nasal passages of a horse, producing a thick discharge.
Origin:
1300–50; ME glete < MF glete, OF glette < L glittus sticky
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gleet   (glēt)   
n.   Archaic

  1. Inflammation of the urethra characterized by a mucopurulent discharge.

  2. The discharge that is characteristic of this inflammation.


[Middle English glet, slime, from Old French glette, from Latin glittus, sticky.]
gleet'y adj.
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Main Entry: gleet
Pronunciation: 'glEt
Function: noun
: a chronic inflammation (as gonorrhea) of a bodily orifice usually accompanied by an abnormaldischarge; also : the discharge itself —gleety /-E/ adjective gleet·i·er; gleet·i·est
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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gleet (glēt)
n.

  1. Inflammation of the urethra resulting from chronic gonorrhea and characterized by a mucopurulent discharge.

  2. The discharge that is characteristic of this inflammation. Also called medorrhea.

gleet'y adj.

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