metrorrhagia

[ mee-truh-rey-jee-uh, -juh, me- ]

/ ˌmi trəˈreɪ dʒi ə, -dʒə, ˌmɛ- /

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noun Pathology.

nonmenstrual discharge of blood from the uterus; uterine hemorrhage.

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Origin of metrorrhagia

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

OTHER WORDS FROM metrorrhagia

me·tror·rhag·ic

[mee-truh-raj-ik, me-], /ˌmi trəˈrædʒ ɪk, ˌmɛ-/, adjective

Words nearby metrorrhagia

metropolitan county, metropolitan district, metropolitanize, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Metropolitan Opera, metrorrhagia, metroscope, metrosexual, -metry, Metsys, Metternich

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How to use metrorrhagia in a sentence

Menorrhagia and metrorrhagia commonly have an identical cause and they frequently coexist.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
There is, indeed, no surer way of checking or of stopping a metrorrhagia than by curetting the womb during the very flow.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 (of 6)|Havelock Ellis

British Dictionary definitions for metrorrhagia

metrorrhagia

/ (ˌmiːtrɔːˈreɪdʒɪə, ˌmɛt-) /

noun

abnormal bleeding from the uterus

Word Origin for metrorrhagia

C19 NL, from Gk, mētra womb + -rraghia a breaking forth

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