GLEET


Meaning of GLEET in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈglēt ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English glet slimy or mucous matter, from Anglo-French glette, from Latin glittus viscous; akin to Latin gluten glue — more at clay

Date: 14th century

: a chronic inflammation (as gonorrhea) of a bodily orifice usually accompanied by an abnormal discharge ; also : the discharge itself

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