menorrhagia

American  

[men-uh-rey-jee-uh, -juh] / ˌmɛn əˈreɪ dʒi ə, -dʒə /

noun

Pathology.

1. excessive menstrual discharge.

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menorrhagia British  

/ ˌmɛnɔːˈreɪdʒɪə, ˌmɛnəˈrædʒɪk /

noun

1. excessive bleeding during menstruation

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Other Word Forms

• menorrhagic adjective

Etymology

Origin of menorrhagia

First recorded in 1770–80; meno- + -rrhagia

Example Sentences

Internally, used for.—Second stage of dysentery, diarrhea in an infusion of milk; in bleedings, sore mouth, leucorrhea, gleet, menorrhagia and excessive mucous discharges, nose-bleed, bleeding from extracted teeth, piles, bleeding after labor, sore throat.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson

The menorrhagia, or continued flow of this discharge, is owing to a continued defect of the venous absorption of the membranes of the uterus or vagina.

From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus

In the cases related by Dr. Clarke, there is nothing to show that the menorrhagia was occasioned by study during the week of menstruation, rather than during the three weeks that preceded it.

From The Education of American Girls by Brackett, Anna C. (Anna Callender)

The symptoms comprise local discomfort and sometimes dysmenorrhoea, leucorrhoea or menorrhagia.

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

After this, treat five to eight minutes with uterine electrode, in the manner prescribed for menorrhagia.

From A Newly Discovered System of Electrical Medication by Clark, Daniel