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menostaxis

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[men-uh-stak-sis] / ˌmɛn əˈstæk sɪs /

noun

Pathology.

an abnormally prolonged period of menstruation.

Etymology

Origin of menostaxis

1895–1900; meno- + Greek stáxis dropping, dripping (of blood)

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