Reproductive
amenorrhea
ay-men-or-EE-uh
StatusNew
Definition
Absence of menstruation
PathologyReproductive
Breakdown
Prefix
a-
without
Root
men/o
menstruation
Suffix
-rrhea
flow
Etymology
Greek: a- (without) + men/o (menstruation) + -rrhea (flow)
Practice
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uh-FAY-zhuh
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Nervous
seborrhea
seb-oh-REE-uh
Excessive secretion of sebum by the sebaceous glands
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dysmenorrhea
dis-men-or-EE-uh
Painful menstruation
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menorrhagia
men-or-AY-jee-uh
Abnormally heavy or prolonged menstrual bleeding
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