metrorrhagia

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌmiːtrɔːˈreɪdʒɪə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mē′trə rā′jē ə, -jə, me′-)


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me•tror•rha•gi•a  (mē′trə rā′jē ə, -jə, me′-),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]
  1. Pathologynonmenstrual discharge of blood from the uterus; uterine hemorrhage.
  • Neo-Latin; see metro-2, -rrhagia
  • 1770–80
me•tror•rhag•ic  (mē′trə raj′ik, me′-),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
metrorrhagia / ˌmiːtrɔːˈreɪdʒɪə ˌmɛt-/
  1. abnormal bleeding from the uterus
Etymology: 19th Century NL, from Gk, mētra womb + -rraghia a breaking forth
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