METRORRHAGIA

metrorrhagia

(noun) bleeding from the uterus that is not due to menstruation; usually indicative of disease (as cervical cancer)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

metrorrhagia (countable and uncountable, plural metrorrhagias)

(pathology) abnormal uterine bleeding

Source: Wiktionary


Met`ror*rha"gi*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)

Definition: Profuse bleeding from the womb, esp. such as does not occur at the menstrual period.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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14 January 2025

SUCH

(adjective) of so extreme a degree or extent; “such weeping”; “so much weeping”; “such a help”; “such grief”; “never dreamed of such beauty”


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