amenorrhea

a·men·or·rhe·a

 (ā-mĕn′ə-rē′ə)

n.

Abnormal suppression or absence of menstruation.

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[a- + Greek mēn, month; see mē- in Indo-European roots + -rrhea.]

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a·men′or·rhe′ic, a·men′or·rhe′al adj.

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a•men•or•rhe•a

(eɪˌmɛn əˈri ə, əˌmɛn-)

n.

absence of the menses.

[1795–1805]

a•men`or•rhe′al, a•men`or•rhe′ic, adj.

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amenorrhea

The abnormal absence of menstruation.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

amenorrhea - absence or suppression of normal menstrual flow amenia, amenorrhoea symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease primary amenorrhea - delay of menarche beyond age 18 secondary amenorrhea - cessation of menstruation in a woman who had previously menstruated

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Translations

αμηνόρροια

aménorrhée

a·men·or·rhe·a

n. amenorrea, ausencia del período menstrual.

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amenorrhea

n amenorrea

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