AMENORRHOEA


Meaning of AMENORRHOEA in English

( BrE ) ( NAmE amen·or·rhea ) / əˌmenəˈriːə; NAmE eɪˌmen-/ noun

[ U ] ( medical ) a condition in which an adult woman does not menstruate (= there is no flow of blood from her womb every month)

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent.: from a- without + menorrhoea .

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