menorrhagia
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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 Erasmus Darwin
By far the most mischievous in this way is menorrhagia of the young.
From Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it by Francis E. Anstie
In such instances, amenorrhœa is a result of menorrhagia.
From Sex in Education or, A Fair Chance for Girls by Edward Hammond Clarke
As she lost much in weight, was run down in strength, became self-centered, stayed more at home, and took less exercise, the resultant depression in her general condition emphasized the menorrhagia.
From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh
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
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