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oligomenorrhagia

oligomenorrhagia noun: infrequent but heavy menstrual flow.

Noun

oligomenorrhagia (uncountable)

  1. Infrequent but heavy menstrual flow.
    • It seems to be definitely established that patients with hyperthyroidism often have oligomenorrhagia or amenorrhoea and that removal of the hypersecreting gland may cause the menstrual cycle to return to normal.1927, Medical Journal of Australia
    • The emmenagogues (agents that promote the menstrual discharge) are used for the indication of secondary amenorrhagia and oligomenorrhagia. The emmenagogue effect can be released by direct or indirect stimulation of the uterus.2001, Finn Sandberg, Desmond Corrigan, Natural Remedies: Their Origins and Uses, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 86

Examples of oligomenorrhagia in a sentence

  • Persons with congenital obstructive lesions present with complaints of cyclic abdominal and pelvic pain, primary amenorrhea, oligomenorrhagia, and dysmenorrhea.2007, Andrew I. Sokol, Eric R. Sokol, General Gynecology: The Requisites in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Elsevier Health Sciences, →ISBN:
  • Successful treatment is therefore usually taken as amenorrhoea or oligomenorrhagia.2007, Pankaj Desai, Recent Trends in Obstetrics and Gynecology, BI Publications Pvt Ltd, →ISBN, page 104:
  • Previously, it was assumed that PCOS presented in the young adult with oligomenorrhagia and infertility.2013, Liane Deligdisch, Nathan G. Kase, Carmel J. Cohen, Altchek's Diagnosis and Management of Ovarian Disorders, Cambridge University...

Origin of oligomenorrhagia

From oligo- + menorrhagia.

Questions about oligomenorrhagia

What does oligomenorrhagia mean?
Oligomenorrhagia means infrequent but heavy menstrual flow.
How do you use oligomenorrhagia in a sentence?
Persons with congenital obstructive lesions present with complaints of cyclic abdominal and pelvic pain, primary amenorrhea, oligomenorrhagia, and dysmenorrhea.
What part of speech is oligomenorrhagia?
Oligomenorrhagia is a noun.

Words near oligomenorrhagia in the dictionary

  1. oligomannosyls
  2. oligomannuronate
  3. oligomannuronates
  4. oligomeganephronia
  5. oligomeganephronias
  6. oligomenorrhagia
  7. oligomenorrhea
  8. oligomenorrheas
  9. oligomenorrheic
  10. oligomenorrhoea
  11. oligomenorrhoeic

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