menorrhagia

[ men-uh-rey-jee-uh, -juh ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. excessive menstrual discharge.

menorrhagia

/ ˌmɛnɔːˈreɪdʒɪə; ˌmɛnəˈrædʒɪk /

noun

1. excessive bleeding during menstruation

Derived Forms

• menorrhagic, adjective

Other Words From

• men·or·rhag·ic [men-, uh, -, raj, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of menorrhagia¹

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

Example Sentences

She had menorrhagia at that time, suffering from heavy periods.

From BBC

Opposed to amenorrhoea is menorrhagia, or an excessive menstrual flow.

From Project Gutenberg

Metrorrhagia, or hemorrhage from the uterus at any time, is a term confounded with menorrhagia, which is an inordinate menstrual loss of uterine blood, but the distinction is not important.

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Menorrhagia and metrorrhagia commonly have an identical cause and they frequently coexist.

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Therapeutically the drug has been used for palsy, "incompetency and tumultuous distressing cardiac action," mitral disease, chorea, epilepsy, retention of placenta, catarrhal deafness, menorrhagia, sciatica, rheumatism, periostitis, hydrothorax, and transient deafness.

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