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Definition of Amenorrhoea
1. Noun. Absence or suppression of normal menstrual flow.
Generic synonyms: Symptom
Specialized synonyms: Primary Amenorrhea, Secondary Amenorrhea
Derivative terms: Amenorrheal, Amenorrhoeal
Definition of Amenorrhoea
1. Noun. (medicine) Absence of menstrual discharge. ¹
2. Noun. (alternative form of amenorrhoea) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Amenorrhoea
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Amenorrhoea
Literary usage of Amenorrhoea
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Gynecology by Brooke Melancthon Anspach (1921)
"amenorrhoea is sometimes observed coincident with, or subsequent to, a general
increase in fat at about the ape of thirty (see Premature Menopause, p. 594). ..."
2. A practical treatise on the diseases peculiar to women: Illustrated by Cases by Samuel Ashwell (1844)
"If my definition be correct, amenorrhoea, which may, and often does exist, quite
independently of chlorosis, cannot be regarded as a synonymous disease. ..."
3. Essentials of the principles and practice of medicine by Henry Hartshorne (1881)
"amenorrhoea, or suppression of the. menstrual discharge in women, ... Habitual
amenorrhoea may occur with plethora, from disturbance of ovarian and uterine ..."
4. The Diseases of Women: A Handbook for Students and Practitioners by John Bland-Sutton, Arthur Edward Giles (1906)
"... amenorrhoea is of two kinds, primary and secondary ; and the former includes
casei of retained menses. For descriptive purposes a further classification ..."
5. The Retrospect of Medicine by William Braithwaite (1862)
"I am well aware that in many cases of amenorrhoea tho application of electricity
has been followed by negative results; and I am quite ready to admit that ..."
6. Manual of gynecology by David Berry Hart (1893)
"This means cessation of menstruation during the period between puberty and the
menopause. It is normal to have amenorrhoea during pregnancy and lactation. ..."
7. Baltimore Medical and Surgical Journal and Review edited by Eli Geddings (1834)
"Prom the facility with which the menstrual flux was induced, in the preceding
cases, it would seem that the beneficial effects, in amenorrhoea, ..."
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