amenorrheic

1 9.9

A woman without monthly periods who is not pregnant

adjective
/ˌæməˈnɔːrɪɪk/

Specialized

: amenorreico

Women would not have been sexually appealing to men outside of those fertile times anyway; reproduction ceases to be a reason for sexual contact when a woman is amenorrheic from athleticism.

Examples

If a young female athlete is amenorrheic and does not lay down a normal amount of bone during adolescence, she may always have decreased bone mass.

Academic text (2003)
Female athletes who are amenorrheic may experience long-term health issues due to the lack of menstrual cycles.
A doctor explained that many young women become amenorrheic when they engage in intense physical training.
When a woman is amenorrheic, it is important to evaluate her overall health and nutrition.

Synonyms

amenorrheal

vsamenorrheic

Specialized

9.9

Describing the lack of monthly periods when a woman is not pregnant

is the adjective form using -ic ending for the same nonpregnancy absence

Surface Forms

amenorrheic positive

Morphology

amenorrheic = amenorrhea (transparent) = amenorrhea + ic

Formed by the regular adjectival suffix '-ic' from the noun 'amenorrhea', so it straightforwardly means 'relating to absence of menstruation'.

Etymology

Amenorrheic comes from Greek parts a- 'not', meno- 'month', and -rrhea 'flow'. So amenorrheic literally means 'no monthly flow', which is why it describes not having normal menstrual periods.