metrorrhagia
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of metrorrhagia
From New Latin, dating back to 1770–80; see origin at metro- 2, -rrhagia
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The abortion was attended with much metrorrhagia, and ten weeks afterward the movements of the other child could be plainly felt and pregnancy continued its course uninterrupted.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
In our own days, though almost unknown to "scientific" medicine, it enjoys a considerable reputation in popular medicine, chiefly for h�morrhages, and profuse menstruation, and metrorrhagia.
From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock
Metrorrhagia.—When there is great loss of blood at other times than during the menstrual period, it is given the technical name of metrorrhagia.
From Treatise on the Diseases of Women by Pinkham, Lydia Estes
He seems to have been the first one to suggest that in metrorrhagia, with severe hemorrhage from the uterus, the bleeding might be stopped by putting ligatures around the limbs.
From Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages by Walsh, James Joseph
Menorrhagia and metrorrhagia commonly have an identical cause and they frequently coexist.
From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin
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