metrorrhagia

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

/ ˌmi trəˈreɪ dʒi ə, -dʒə, ˌmɛ- /

noun Pathology.

nonmenstrual discharge of blood from the uterus; uterine hemorrhage.

Words nearby metrorrhagia

metropolitan county, metropolitan district, metropolitan museum of art, metropolitan opera, metropolitanize, metrorrhagia, metrorrhea, metrosalpingitis, metrosalpingography, metroscope, metrosexual

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

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Examples from the Web for metrorrhagia

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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Medicine definitions for metrorrhagia

metrorrhagia

[ mē′trə-rā′jə ]

n.

Bleeding from the uterus that is not associated with menstruation.