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
Example Sentences
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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 Anna M. (Anna Mary) Galbraith
This frequently is an epistaxis, or a bleeding from hemorrhoids, or in women profuse menstruation or a metrorrhagia.
From Disturbances of the Heart by Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas) Osborne
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 Lydia Estes Pinkham
The abortion was attended with much metrorrhagia, and ten weeks afterward the movements of the other child could be plainly felt and pregnancy continued its course uninterrupted.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
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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