First Known Use: 1879
Dictionary
metrorrhagia
noun me·tror·rha·gia \ˌmē-trə-ˈrā-j(ē-)ə, -ˈrā-zhə; -ˈrä-jə, -zhə\
Definition of METRORRHAGIA
: irregular uterine bleeding especially between menstrual periods
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Origin of METRORRHAGIA
New Latin, from metro- womb (from Greek mētra, from mētr-, mētēr mother) + -rrhagia — more at mother
Medical Dictionary
metrorrhagia
noun me·tror·rha·gia \ˌmē-trə-ˈrā-j(ē-)ə, -ˈrā-zhə; -ˈräj-ə, -ˈräzh-\
Medical Definition of METRORRHAGIA
: irregular uterine bleeding especially between menstrual periods—compare menorrhagia
—me·tror·rhag·ic \-ˈraj-ik\ adjective
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