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Metrorrhagia

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Bleeding from the uterus that is not associated with menstruation.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. uterine bleeding, other than the menses

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. Profuse bleeding from the womb, esp. such as does not occur at the menstrual period.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. Uterine hemorrhage; an effusion of blood from the inner surface of the uterus in the menstrual period, or at other times.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. bleeding from the uterus that is not due to menstruation; usually indicative of disease (as cervical cancer)

Word Usage

"If Mrs. Pepys's menstrual cycle occurred irregularly as stated in the third sentence of her husband's diary [Matthew Hodgart's review of The Diary of Samuel Pepys, NYR, October 8], she would be suffering from metrorrhagia not dysmenorrhea which implies painful menstruation."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

bleeding haemorrhage hemorrhage

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

leucorrhoea hematuria scrofula prostatitis hemorrhoids