menorrhagia

[ men-uh-rey-jee-uh, -juh ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. excessive menstrual discharge.

menorrhagia

/ ˌmɛnɔːˈreɪdʒɪə; ˌmɛnəˈrædʒɪk /

noun

1. excessive bleeding during menstruation

Derived Forms

• menorrhagic, adjective

Other Words From

• men·or·rhag·ic [men-, uh, -, raj, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of menorrhagia¹

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

Example Sentences

Menorrhagia and metrorrhagia commonly have an identical cause and they frequently coexist.

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This species has been highly commended as a remedy in dysentery after due depletion, diarrhea, menorrhagia, and leucorrhea.

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By far the most mischievous in this way is menorrhagia of the young.

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The patients are often profoundly anmic as the result of long-continued menorrhagia.

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The woman was forty-five years of age and profoundly anmic from profuse and long-continued menorrhagia.

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