gleet

[ gleet ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Pathology.
1. a thin, morbid discharge, as from a wound.
2. persistent or chronic gonorrhea.
Also called nasal gleet. Veterinary Pathology. an inflammation of the nasal passages of a horse, producing a thick discharge.

gleet

/ ɡliːt /

inflammation of the urethra with a slight discharge of thin pus and mucus: a stage of chronic gonorrhoea
the pus and mucus discharged

Origin of gleet¹

1300–50; Middle English glete < Middle French glete, Old French glette < Latin glittus sticky

Origin of gleet¹

C14: from Old French glette slime, from Latin glittus sticky

Gleet or obstinate milky discharge or oozing of from two to twelve years standing yielded painlessly and permanently to their use.

Neglected gleet often causes stricture; neglected or improperly treated stricture often causes and keeps up a gleet.

In addition to this, give the tonics recommended for nasal gleet.

She was aware of my disease, which by that time had become a gleet and did not inconvenience me in any way.

If the nasal gleet is the result of a diseased tooth, the latter must be removed.

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