metralgia

[ mi-tral-jee-uh ]
/ mɪˈtræl dʒi ə /

noun Pathology.

pain in the uterus.

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Origin of metralgia

1895–1900; metr- + algia

Words nearby metralgia

metoprolol, metoprolol tartrate, metoxeny, metr-, metra, metralgia, metratonia, metratrophy, metrazol, metre, metre-kilogram-second
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British Dictionary definitions for metralgia

metralgia
/ (mɪˈtrældʒɪə) /

noun

pain in the uterus

Word Origin for metralgia

C20: from metro- 1 + -algia
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Medical definitions for metralgia

metralgia
[ mĭ-trăl′jə ]

n.

hysteralgia
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