metrorrhagia

noun

me·tror·rha·gia ˌmē-trə-ˈrā-j(ē-)ə

-ˈrā-zhə;

-ˈrä-jə,

-zhə

: irregular uterine bleeding especially between menstrual periods

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Etymology

New Latin, from metro- womb (from Greek mētra, from mētr-, mētēr mother) + -rrhagia — more at mother

First Known Use

1786, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of metrorrhagia was in 1786

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metrorrhagia

noun

me·tror·rha·gia ˌmē-trə-ˈrā-j(ē-)ə

-ˈrā-zhə; -ˈräj-ə

-ˈräzh-

: irregular uterine bleeding especially between menstrual periods compare menorrhagia

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-ˈraj-ik

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