‖ menorrhœa Path.
(mɛnɒˈriːə)
[mod.L., f. Gr. µηνο-, µήν month + ῥοία flow, flux]
a. The ordinary flow of the menses. b. Long-continued, though moderate, flow of the menses. c. A too frequent return of the menses. (Syd. Soc. Lex.)
| 1856 Mayne Expos. Lex. 1889 J. M. Duncan Lect. Dis. Women xv. (ed. 4) 107 There is not amenorrhœa, but menorrhœa into the passages, not farther. |
Hence menoˈrrhœic a., pertaining to or characterized by menorrhœa.
| 1856 in Mayne Expos. Lex. |