Amenorrhoea

//əˌmɛnəˈɹiːə// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Absence of menstrual discharge. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    absence or suppression of normal menstrual flow wordnet

Etymology

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

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