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metrorrhagia

metrorrhagia

1 9.9
Unusual bleeding from the womb that happens between periods
  • noun
  • /ˌmɛtrəˈreɪdʒiə/
  • Specialized
: metrorragia
  • The doctor explained that metrorrhagia could be a sign of a serious underlying condition.

Examples

  • After experiencing metrorrhagia, she decided to schedule a visit to her gynecologist.

  • The most common treatment-related adverse effects were metrorrhagia (5.9%) and headache (4.5%).

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  • Metrorrhagia is often accompanied by other symptoms that require medical evaluation.

Surface Forms

metrorrhagia singular
metrorrhagias plural

Morphology

metrorrhagia = metro + rrhagia

Formed from specialist Greek medical combining forms ('metro-' + '-rrhagia') that are not standalone English words and are not transparently understandable to an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Metrorrhagia comes from Greek parts metra meaning 'uterus' and -rrhagia meaning 'heavy flow', and you can think of -rrhagia like the ending in hemorrhage which means a heavy flow of blood, so metrorrhagia means abnormal heavy bleeding from the uterus.