secondary amenorrhea
n.
Amenorrhea in which menstruation begins at puberty but then is subsequently suppressed.
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Nearby words
- subcrepitant,
- subcritical,
- subcrustal,
- subculture,
- subcurrent,
- subcutaneous emphysema,
- subcutaneous fat necrosis of newborn,
- subcutaneous flap,
- subcutaneous mastectomy,
- subcutaneous operation
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