succorrhea

noun

suc·​cor·​rhea

variants or succorrhoea

ˌsəkəˈrēə

plural -s

: excessive flow of a juice or secretion

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from succo- (from Latin succus, sucus juice, sap) + -rrhea, -rrhoea

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