n.
Pronunciation: ˌ m ē -tr ə - ' r ā -j( ē -) ə , - ' r ā -zh ə ; - ' rä-j ə , -zh ə
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from metro- womb (fr. Greek m ē tra, from m ē tr-, m ē t ē r mother) + -rrhagia ― more at MOTHER
Date: 1879
: irregular uterine bleeding especially between menstrual periods