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amenorrhoea

/əˌmɛnəˈɹiːə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.15 in modern English

Syllables
amen-or-rhoea
IPA
/əˌmɛnəˈɹiːə/
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Absence of menstrual discharge.

Uncountable

Etymology

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

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Usage

Inflected Forms

amenorrhoeae (plural) amenorrhoeas (plural) amenorrhea (alternative) amenorrhœa (alternative)

Derived Forms

amenorrhoeal amenorrhoeic

Synonyms

nonmenstruation amenorrhea amenia

Questions

How do you pronounce amenorrhoea?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˌmɛnəˈɹiːə/.
What does amenorrhoea mean?
Absence of menstrual discharge.
Where does amenorrhoea come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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