hematocolpos

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noun

A medical condition in which the vagina fills with menstrual blood, often caused by the combination of menstruation with an imperforate hymen.

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haematocolpos
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Meanings

nounhematocolpos (uncountable)

alternative haematocolpos

  1. uncountablemedicineA medical condition in which the vagina fills with menstrual blood, often caused by the combination of menstruation with an imperforate hymen.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounaccumulation of menstrual blood in the vagina (usually due to an imperforate hymen)

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haematocolpos
Broader
disorderupset

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) + κόλπος (kólpos, “any hollow space; womb”); essentially equivalent to a surface analysis of hemato- + colp- + -us.

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APA

hematocolpos. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hematocolpos

MLA

“hematocolpos.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hematocolpos. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hematocolpos,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hematocolpos.

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