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amenorrhea

amenorrhea

1 9.9
Lack of menstrual periods in a woman who can become pregnant
  • noun
  • /ˌæməˈnɔːriə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : amenorrea
  • Similar is the variation in the case of postpartum amenorrhea.
  • athletic amenorrhea
  • postpartum amenorrhea
  • lactational amenorrhea

There is amenorrhea, which is the lack of menstrual cycling.

Examples

  • The triad consists of disordered eating, amenorrhea, and premature osteoporosis.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Absence of the onset of menses by age 16 is defined as primary amenorrhea.

    Academic text (2003)

  • There are two types of amenorrhea: primary and secondary.

    Academic text (2003)

  • A woman of 32 presents with amenorrhea.

    Academic text (2012)

  • There is amenorrhea, which is the lack of menstrual cycling.

    Andrew Huberman

  • Patients with athletic amenorrhea can quickly develop osteopenia and, in some cases, osteoporosis.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Prolonged amenorrhea is associated with considerably increased osteoporosis risk, and women should be advised accordingly.

    Academic text (2012)

  • I learned later that amenorrhea is a common presenting symptom of eating disorders (Mehler, 2001).

    Academic text (2004)

  • Women whose body fat falls below 22% are much more susceptible to infertility, amenorrhea, ovarian and endometrial cancer, and osteoporosis (Seid, 1989).

    Academic text (1997)

  • A 28-year-old woman was diagnosed with amenorrhea after missing her periods for six months.

Antonyms

regularity
19 3.3

Happening often in the same way or at the same times

menorrhea
  • Specialized
7.2

Monthly flow of blood from a woman's uterus during the years when she can have children

Compounds

primary amenorrhea
  • Specialized
9.6

A girl who has not started her first period by the age of 18

secondary amenorrhea
  • Specialized
8.6

A woman who had regular periods but then does not have them anymore

How Heavy

to bleed out
  • NSFW
51 7.7
menorrhagia
  • Specialized
9.9
menorrhea
  • Specialized
7.2
amenorrhea
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Surface Forms

amenorrhea singular
amenorrheas plural
amenorrhoeas plural
amenorrhoea singular

Morphology

amenorrhea = menorrhea (opaque) = a + meno + rrhea

Formed from Greek medical combining forms (a- 'not' + meno- 'menses' + -rrhea 'flow') which are specialist morphemes not known to average learners, so the meaning is not easily derived.

Etymology

The word amenorrhea comes from Greek parts: a- meaning 'without', meno- meaning 'month' as in menstruation and menopause, and -rrhea meaning 'flow', the same ending as in diarrhea. So amenorrhea literally means 'no menstrual flow', which is why it names the absence of periods.