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menorrhagia

American  
[men-uh-ray-jee-uh, -juh] / ˌmɛn əˈreɪ dʒi ə, -dʒə /

noun

Pathology.
  1. excessive menstrual discharge.


menorrhagia British  
/ ˌmɛnɔːˈreɪdʒɪə /

noun

  1. excessive bleeding during menstruation

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of menorrhagia

First recorded in 1770–80; meno- + -rrhagia

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By menorrhagia we understand an immoderate flow of the menses.

From The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources by Anonymous

The most frequent effect is to inhibit it, but it may be anticipated or delayed, and where there is a tendency to too profuse a flow, it may produce menorrhagia.

From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh

Internally, used for.—Suppressed urine, chronic urinary affections, diarrhea, menorrhagia, hysteria, etc.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Thomas Jefferson Ritter

This state of mind modifies even fibroid menorrhagia favorably.

From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh

If the trunk is incised, an astringent gum exudes and this they use in diarrhœa, dysentery and menorrhagia.

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Jerome Beers Thomas

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