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metrorrhagia

American  
[mee-truh-rey-jee-uh, -juh, me-] / ˌmi trəˈreɪ dʒi ə, -dʒə, ˌmɛ- /

noun

Pathology.
  1. nonmenstrual discharge of blood from the uterus; uterine hemorrhage.


metrorrhagia British  
/ ˌmiːtrɔːˈreɪdʒɪə, ˌmɛt- /

noun

  1. abnormal bleeding from the uterus

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Other Word Forms

  • metrorrhagic adjective

Etymology

Origin of metrorrhagia

From New Latin, dating back to 1770–80; see origin at metro- 2, -rrhagia

Example Sentences

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

From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin

In the treatment of both menorrhagia and metrorrhagia the local condition must be carefully ascertained.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various

There is, indeed, no surer way of checking or of stopping a metrorrhagia than by curetting the womb during the very flow.

From Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 The Evolution of Modesty; The Phenomena of Sexual Periodicity; Auto-Erotism by Ellis, Havelock

This frequently is an epistaxis, or a bleeding from hemorrhoids, or in women profuse menstruation or a metrorrhagia.

From Disturbances of the Heart by Osborne, Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas)

He seems to have been the first one to suggest that in metrorrhagia, with severe hemorrhage from the uterus, the bleeding might be stopped by putting ligatures around the limbs.

From Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages by Walsh, James Joseph