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amenorrhoea

British  
/ æˌmɛnəˈrɪə, eɪ- /

noun

  1. abnormal absence of menstruation

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of amenorrhoea

C19: from a- 1 + meno- + -rrhoea

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Absolute amenorrhoea is a complete absence of menstruation for several months; relative amenorrhoea is delayed, scant menstruation.

From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by Austin ?Malley

Fright, grief, great anxiety, mental shock cause amenorrhoea; so do homesickness and many forms of insanity.

From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by Austin ?Malley

The treatment of amenorrhoea must be directed towards the cause.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various

The diseases known as menorrhagia, dysmenorrhoea, leucorrhoea, amenorrhoea, abortions, prolapsus, chronic inflammations and ulcerations of the womb, with a yet greater variety of sympathetic nervous disorders, are some of the distressing forms of these derangements.

From Plain Facts for Old and Young by John Harvey Kellogg

Opposed to amenorrhoea is menorrhagia, or an excessive menstrual flow.

From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by Austin ?Malley

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