amenorrhoea

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amenorrhoea

  • /əˌmɛnəˈɹiːə/
  • /ˌeɪmɛnəˈɹiːə/

Where it comes from

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

By surface analysis, a- + meno- + -rrhoea.

noun amenorrhoeae · amenorrhoeas · amenorrhea · amenorrhœa

  1. uncountable, usually Absence of menstrual discharge.

    Similar: nonmenstruation

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noun lack of a menstrual period

Españolamenorrea
日本語無月経 mugekkei
中文閉經 /闭经 bìjīng
Portuguêsamenorreia
Françaisaménorrhée
DeutschAmenorrhoe
Italianoamenorrea
Ελληνικάαμηνόρροια aminórroia
Русскийаменоре́я amenoréja

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@misc{amenorrhoea_2026,
  title = {amenorrhoea},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/amenorrhoea},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}