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menorrhagia

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

noun

Pathology.
  1. excessive menstrual discharge.


menorrhagia British  
/ ˌmɛnɔːˈreɪdʒɪə /

noun

  1. excessive bleeding during 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

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Etymology

Origin of menorrhagia

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


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Internally, used for.—Suppressed urine, chronic urinary affections, diarrhea, menorrhagia, hysteria, etc.

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

The catamenial function appeared normally, and, with the exception of occasional slight attacks of menorrhagia, was normally performed during the whole period of her education.

From Sex in Education or, A Fair Chance for Girls by Edward Hammond Clarke

Before analyzing such influence it is important to notice two other causes of menorrhagia, that are very frequently present in just such cases as Dr. Clarke describes.

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

Let us now look at another phase; for menorrhagia and its consequences are not the only punishments that girls receive for being educated and worked just like boys.

From Sex in Education or, A Fair Chance for Girls by Edward Hammond Clarke

Has had menorrhagia since her admission into the hospital. 31st.

From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Franklin Bache

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