metrorrhagia

[ mee-truh-rey-jee-uh, -juh, me- ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. nonmenstrual discharge of blood from the uterus; uterine hemorrhage.

metrorrhagia

/ ˌmiːtrɔːˈreɪdʒɪə; ˌmɛt- /

noun

1. abnormal bleeding from the uterus

Other Words From

• me·tror·rhag·ic [mee-tr, uh, -, raj, -ik, me-], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of metrorrhagia¹

From New Latin, dating back to 1770–80; metro- ², -rrhagia

Word History and Origins

Origin of metrorrhagia¹

C19 NL, from Gk, mētra womb + -rraghia a breaking forth

Example Sentences

Menorrhagia and metrorrhagia commonly have an identical cause and they frequently coexist.

From Project Gutenberg

There is, indeed, no surer way of checking or of stopping a metrorrhagia than by curetting the womb during the very flow.

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