metrorrhagia
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of metrorrhagia
From New Latin, dating back to 1770–80; see origin at metro- 2, -rrhagia
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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
Menorrhagia and metrorrhagia commonly have an identical cause and they frequently coexist.
From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin
Metrorrhagia.—When there is great loss of blood at other times than during the menstrual period, it is given the technical name of metrorrhagia.
From Treatise on the Diseases of Women by Pinkham, Lydia Estes
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)
The symptoms are menorrhagia, metrorrhagia and bladder troubles; on examination a tumour-like mass occupies the vagina.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various
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