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noun 1.Pathology.a.a thin, morbid discharge, as from a wound.
2.Also called nasal gleet. Veterinary Pathology. an inflammation of the nasal passages of a horse, producing a thick discharge.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English glete < Middle French glete, Old French glette < Latin glittus sticky
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gleet (ɡliːt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) |
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| 1. | inflammation of the urethra with a slight discharge of thin pus and mucus: a stage of chronic gonorrhoea |
| 2. | the pus and mucus discharged |
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| [C14: from Old French glette slime, from Latin glittus sticky] |
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| 'gleety |
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| —adj |
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Medical Dictionary
gleet (glēt)
n.
Inflammation of the urethra resulting from chronic gonorrhea and characterized by a mucopurulent discharge.
The discharge that is characteristic of this inflammation. Also called medorrhea.
gleet'y adj.
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