amenorrhoea

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Etymology

Via New Latin from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) +‎ μήν (mḗn, “month”) +‎ -ροια (-roia, “flowing”).

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  • IPA(key): /əˌmɛnəˈɹiːə/, /ˌeɪmɛnəˈɹiːə/
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Noun

amenorrhoea (usually uncountable, plural amenorrhoeae or amenorrhoeas)

  1. (medicine) Absence of menstrual discharge.

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