menorrhagia

English

Etymology

meno- +‎ -rrhagia

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌmɛnɔːˈɹeɪd͡ʒɪə/

Noun

menorrhagia (countable and uncountable, plural menorrhagias)

Excessive menstrual flow but regularly timed.
(dated) The normal flow of the menses.

Antonyms

oligomenorrhea

Coordinate terms

metrorrhagia (“abnormal uterine bleeding at irregular intervals”)
colporrhagia (“bleeding per vaginam with vaginal source”)

Translations

excessive menstruation

French: ménorragie (fr) f
Italian: menorragia (it) f
Spanish: metrorragia (es) f

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