menorrhagia

English

Etymology

From meno- +‎ -rrhagia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmɛnɔːˈɹeɪd͡ʒɪə/

Noun

menorrhagia (countable and uncountable, plural menorrhagias)

1. Excessive menstrual flow but regularly timed.
2. (dated) The normal flow of the menses.

Antonyms

• oligomenorrhea

Coordinate terms

• metrorrhagia (“abnormal uterine bleeding at irregular intervals”)
• colporrhagia (“bleeding per vaginam with vaginal source”)

Translations

excessive menstruation

• French: ménorragie (fr) f
• Italian: menorragia (it) f
• Spanish: metrorragia (es) f