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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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OTHER WORDS FROM metrorrhagia
me·tror·rhag·ic [mee-truh-raj-ik, me-], /ˌmi trəˈrædʒ ɪk, ˌmɛ-/, adjectiveWords nearby metrorrhagia
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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 MalleyThere 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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