menorrhea
- noun
- /ˌmɛnəˈriə/
- Specialized
- Puberty marks the beginning of menorrhea, often starting between the ages of 12 and 15.
Examples
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Irregularities in menorrhea can indicate underlying health issues that need to be addressed.
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Many women track their menorrhea cycles to understand their reproductive health.
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To assess symptoms of CHIKV infections, researchers questioned the participants regarding current symptoms, symptoms that occurred since the time of their last menorrhea, or symptoms they recalled from a recent confirmed or suspected CHIKV infection.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
119
3.5
Monthly bleeding from the womb in women between puberty and menopause
10
6.8
The time when a woman has her monthly period
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4.1
Monthly bleeding from the womb that happens in women after puberty
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6.8
Monthly bleeding from the womb that happens in women who can have children
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5.0
The monthly loss of blood from a woman's body during her period
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3.9
Blood that comes from inside a woman's body each month during her period
The monthly bleeding a woman has from the start of puberty until menopause
A monthly flow of blood from a woman's womb
Antonyms
How Heavy
- NSFW
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7.7
- Specialized
1
9.9
- Specialized
- Specialized
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9.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
menorrhea = meno + rrhea
The components 'meno' and 'rrhea' are not standalone English morphemes, making the word opaque to learners without specialized knowledge.
Etymology
The word menorrhea comes from Greek parts meno- 'month' and -rrhea 'flow', the same 'flow' in diarrhea. So, menorrhea means a 'monthly flow' and is the medical word for menstruation.