metrorrhagia
[ mee-truh-rey-jee-uh, -juh, me- ]
/ ˌmi trəˈreɪ dʒi ə, -dʒə, ˌmɛ- /
noun Pathology.
nonmenstrual discharge of blood from the uterus; uterine hemorrhage.
OTHER WORDS FROM metrorrhagia
me·tror·rhag·ic [mee-truh-raj-ik, me-] /ˌmi trəˈrædʒ ɪk, ˌmɛ-/, adjectiveWords nearby metrorrhagia
Example sentences from the Web for metrorrhagia
Menorrhagia and metrorrhagia commonly have an identical cause and they frequently coexist.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine |Austin MalleyThere is, indeed, no surer way of checking or of stopping a metrorrhagia than by curetting the womb during the very flow.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 (of 6) |Havelock Ellis
British Dictionary definitions for metrorrhagia
metrorrhagia
/ (ˌmiːtrɔːˈreɪdʒɪə, ˌmɛt-) /
noun
abnormal bleeding from the uterus
Word Origin for metrorrhagia
C19 NL, from Gk,
mētra womb +
-rraghia a breaking forth
Medical definitions for metrorrhagia
metrorrhagia
[ mē′trə-rā′jə ]
n.
Bleeding from the uterus that is not associated with menstruation.