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metrorrhagia

mee-troh-RAY-jee-uh

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Definition

Uterine bleeding between periods

PathologyReproductive

Breakdown

Root

metr/o

uterus

Suffix

-rrhagia

excessive flow

Etymology

Greek: metr/o (uterus) + -rrhage (bursting forth)

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