polymenorrhagia

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noun

A shortening of the menstrual cycle (more frequent periods)

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Meanings

noun
  1. medicineA shortening of the menstrual cycle (more frequent periods)

    After 3 years of embolisation, the patient started having chronic pelvic pain, dysmenorrhoea and polymenorrhagia along with inability to conceive.

    2013 July 4, Nilanchali Singh et al., “Xanthomatous oophoritis following uterine artery embolisation: successful conservative surgical management with favourable outcome”, in BMJ Case Reports, volume 2013, →DOI

Origin

From poly- + menorrhagia.

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