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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Mrs. C., aged forty-three, who had been under treatment for seven weeks for metrorrhagia, nietortes and peritonitis came under our notice.
From Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say by Allen, Martha Meir
In our own days, though almost unknown to "scientific" medicine, it enjoys a considerable reputation in popular medicine, chiefly for h�morrhages, and profuse menstruation, and metrorrhagia.
From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock
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
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
Menorrhagia and metrorrhagia commonly have an identical cause and they frequently coexist.
From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin
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