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hematocolpos

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hema-to-col-pos
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A medical condition in which the vagina fills with menstrual blood, often caused by the combination of menstruation with an imperforate hymen.

Uncountable

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) + κόλπος (kólpos, “any hollow space; womb”); essentially equivalent to a surface analysis of hemato- + colp- + -us.

Usage

Inflected Forms

haematocolpos (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

colposcopy colpotomy hydrocolpos hematometra hydrometra hematometrocolpos hydrometrocolpos

Synonyms

haematocolpos

Questions

What does hematocolpos mean?
A medical condition in which the vagina fills with menstrual blood, often caused by the combination of menstruation with an imperforate hymen.
Where does hematocolpos come from?
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) + κόλπος (kólpos, “any hollow space; womb”); essentially equivalent to a surface analysis of hemato- + colp- + -us.

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