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breakthrough bleeding

breakthrough bleeding noun: intermenstrual, and typically irregular, vaginal bleeding commonly associated with the use of hormonal contraceptives.

Noun

breakthrough bleeding (uncountable)

  1. Intermenstrual, and typically irregular, vaginal bleeding commonly associated with the use of hormonal contraceptives.

Questions about breakthrough bleeding

What does breakthrough bleeding mean?
Breakthrough bleeding means intermenstrual, and typically irregular, vaginal bleeding commonly associated with the use of hormonal contraceptives.
What part of speech is breakthrough bleeding?
Breakthrough bleeding is a noun.

Words near breakthrough bleeding in the dictionary

  1. breaks with tradition
  2. breakstep
  3. breakstone
  4. breakstones
  5. breakthrough
  6. breakthrough bleeding
  7. breakthroughs
  8. breakthru
  9. breakthrus
  10. breaktime
  11. breaktimes

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