amenorrhoea

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/əˌmɛnəˈɹiːə//ˌeɪmɛnəˈɹiːə/

noun

Absence of menstrual discharge.

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nonmenstruationamenorrheaamenia
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Meanings

nounamenorrhoea (usually uncountable, plural amenorrhoeae or amenorrhoeas)

plural amenorrhoeae · plural amenorrhoeas · alternative amenorrhea · alternative amenorrhœa

  1. uncountableusuallymedicineAbsence of menstrual discharge.

    Synonyms: nonmenstruation

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAbsence of menstrual discharge.

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nonmenstruation

More synonyms by meaning

nounabsence or suppression of normal menstrual flow

Similar
amenorrheaamenia
Broader
symptom
Also see
amenianonmenstruation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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

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Translations

Basque amenorrea
  • amenorrealack of a menstrual period
Bulgarian аменорея
  • аменорея (amenoreja)lack of a menstrual period
Catalan amenorrea
  • amenorrealack of a menstrual period
Chinese Mandarin 閉經 /闭经
  • 閉經 /闭经 (bìjīng)lack of a menstrual period
Dutch amenorroe
  • amenorroelack of a menstrual period
Estonian amenorröa
  • amenorröalack of a menstrual period
Finnish amenorrea
  • amenorrealack of a menstrual period
French aménorrhée
  • aménorrhéelack of a menstrual period
German Amenorrhoe
  • Amenorrhoelack of a menstrual period
Greek αμηνόρροια
  • αμηνόρροια (aminórroia)lack of a menstrual period
Indonesian amenorea
  • amenorealack of a menstrual period
Irish aimhíostrú
  • aimhíostrúlack of a menstrual period
Italian amenorrea
  • amenorrealack of a menstrual period
Japanese 無月経
  • 無月経 (mugekkei)lack of a menstrual period
Norwegian Bokmål amenoré, amenore
  • amenorélack of a menstrual period
  • amenorelack of a menstrual period
Polish brak miesiączki
  • brak miesiączkilack of a menstrual period
Portuguese amenorreia
  • amenorreialack of a menstrual period
Russian аменоре́я
  • аменоре́я (amenoréja)lack of a menstrual period
Spanish amenorrea
  • amenorrealack of a menstrual period
Swedish amenorré
  • amenorrélack of a menstrual period
Ukrainian аменорея
  • аменорея (amenoreja)lack of a menstrual period
Cite this entry
APA

amenorrhoea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amenorrhoea

MLA

“amenorrhoea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amenorrhoea. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amenorrhoea,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amenorrhoea.

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