polymenorrhœa Path.
(ˌpɒlɪmɛnɒˈriːə)
Also -rrhea.
[f. poly- + menorrhœa.]
Excessively frequent or unduly profuse menstrual bleeding.
| 1931 Endocrinol. XV. 180 The problem of polymenorrhea, too profuse and too frequent menses,..is a very vital one to the gynecologist. 1956 C. F. Fluhmann Managem. Menstrual Disorders xvii. 196 Polymenorrhea may supervene as the result of an endocrine disorder such as hypothyroidism. 1964 L. Martin Clin. Endocrinol. (ed. 4) viii. 247 (heading) Polymenorrhoea and postponement of menstruation. 1968 Vorys & Neri in J. J. Gold Textbk. Gynecol. Endocrinol. xi. 253 Polymenorrhea may also be seen frequently as a premenopausal symptom. |
Hence polymenoˈrrhœal, -ˈrrhœic adjs.
| 1963 Jrnl. Jap. Obstetr. & Gynecol. Soc. X. 40/2 Frequency of corpus luteum insufficiency..differed according to difference in the length of the cycle, being higher in polymenorrheal cycle of 15–24 days and in oligomenorrheal cycle of 39–43 days. 1968 Vorys & Neri in J. J. Gold Textbk. Gynecol. Endocrinol. xi. 261 Polymenorrheic cycles of less than 20 days. |