hematometrocolpos

noun

The condition of having distended, blood-filled uterus and vagina.

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Meanings

nounhematometrocolpos (uncountable)

alternative haematometrocolpos

  1. uncountablemedicineThe condition of having distended, blood-filled uterus and vagina.

Origin

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

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

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