amenorrhoea
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- amenorrhea (U.S.)
- amenorrhœa (obsolete)
Etymology edit
Modern Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀ privative prefix + μήν ‘month’ + -ροια ‘flowing’ (from ῥέειν ‘to flow’).
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Noun edit
amenorrhoea (usually uncountable, plural amenorrhoeae or amenorrhoeas)
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Translations edit
lack of a menstrual period
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Further reading edit
- amenorrhoea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia