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amenorrhoea en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˌeɪmɛnəˈɹiːə/
• /əˌmɛnəˈɹiːə/

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) Absence of menstrual discharge.

Forms

Deriveds

amenorrhoeal · amenorrhoeic

Synonyms

nonmenstruation

Translations (24)

nl amenorroe (lack of a menstrual period) · pt amenorreia (lack of a menstrual period) · it amenorrea (lack of a menstrual period) · et amenorröa (lack of a menstrual period) · cmn 閉經 /闭经 (lack of a menstrual period) · ja 無月経 (lack of a menstrual period) · es amenorrea (lack of a menstrual period) · sh amenoreja (lack of a menstrual period) · sl amenoreja (lack of a menstrual period) · id amenorea (lack of a menstrual period) · fr aménorrhée (lack of a menstrual period) · pl brak miesiączki (lack of a menstrual period) · nb amenore (lack of a menstrual period) · el αμηνόρροια (lack of a menstrual period) · ru аменоре́я (lack of a menstrual period) · uk аменорея (lack of a menstrual period) · fi amenorrea (lack of a menstrual period) · sv amenorré (lack of a menstrual period) · bg аменорея (lack of a menstrual period) · ca amenorrea (lack of a menstrual period) · de Amenorrhoe (lack of a menstrual period) · eu amenorrea (lack of a menstrual period) · ga aimhíostrú (lack of a menstrual period) · nb amenoré (lack of a menstrual period)