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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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gleet

(ɡliːt)

1. (Pathology) inflammation of the urethra with a slight discharge of thin pus and mucus: a stage of chronic gonorrhoea

2. (Pathology) the pus and mucus discharged

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

ˈgleety adj

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gleet

(glit)

n.

a. a thin, morbid discharge, as from a wound.

b. persistent or chronic gonorrhea.

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

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gleet - a thin morbid discharge as from a wound or especially chronic gonorrhea

sanies, suppuration, festering, ichor, purulence, pus - a fluid product of inflammation

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