menorrhagia

2 definitions found

menorrhagia - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Menorrhagia \Men`or*rha"gi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. mh`n month + ?
     to break.] (Med.)
     (a) Profuse menstruation.
     (b) Any profuse bleeding from the uterus; Metrorrhagia.
         [1913 Webster]

menorrhagia - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  menorrhagia
      n 1: abnormally heavy or prolonged menstruation; can be a
           symptom of uterine tumors and can lead to anemia if
           prolonged [syn: menorrhagia, hypermenorrhea]