Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oligomenorrhea

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oligomen-or-rhea
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Infrequent or light menstrual periods in women of child-bearing age.

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὀλῐ́γος (olĭ́gos)der. English oligo- English menorrhea English oligomenorrhea From oligo- (“few”) + menorrhea (“menses”).

Inflected Forms

oligomenorrheas (plural) oligomenorrhoea (alternative) oligomenorrhœa (alternative)

Derived Forms

oligomenorrheic

Antonyms

menorrhagia

Questions

What does oligomenorrhea mean?: Infrequent or light menstrual periods in women of child-bearing age.
Where does oligomenorrhea come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὀλῐ́γος (olĭ́gos)der. English oligo- English menorrhea English oligomenorrhea From oligo- (“few”) + menorrhea (“menses”).

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