单词 | menorrhea |
释义 | menorrhea in British English (ˌmɛnəˈrɪə) noun another name for menorrhoea menorrhoea in British English or menorrhea (ˌmɛnəˈrɪə) noun normal bleeding in menstruation menorrhea in American English (ˌmenəˈriə) noun Physiology menstrual flow Also: menorrhoea Derived forms menorrheal menorrheic adjective Word origin [1855–60; meno- + -rrhea]This word is first recorded in the period 1855–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: barrage, kickoff, pickup, pipeline, superheatmeno- is a combining form borrowed from Greek, where it meant “month,” used with referenceto menstruation in the formation of compound words. Other words that use the affixmeno- include: amenorrhea, menophania, menorrhagia, menoschesis, menostaxis; -rrhea is a combining form meaning “flow,” “discharge,” used in the formation of compoundwords. Other words that use the affix -rrhea include: amenorrhea, amyxorrhea, dacryorrhea, logorrhea, seborrhea |
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