metrorrhagia

American  

[mee-truh-rey-jee-uh, -juh, me-] / ˌmi trəˈreɪ dʒi ə, -dʒə, ˌmɛ- /

noun

Pathology.

1. nonmenstrual discharge of blood from the uterus; uterine hemorrhage.

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metrorrhagia British  

/ ˌmiːtrɔːˈreɪdʒɪə, ˌmɛt- /

noun

1. abnormal bleeding from the uterus

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Other Word Forms

• metrorrhagic adjective

Etymology

Origin of metrorrhagia

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

Example Sentences

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

By menorrhagia is meant an excessive or too profuse menstrual flow; by metrorrhagia, a flow of blood between the menstrual periods.

From The Four Epochs of Woman's Life; a study in hygiene by Galbraith, Anna M. (Anna Mary)

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

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)

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