meno-, men-, meni-, -mena
(Greek: month; moon; denotes the menses)
amenia
catamenia
dysmenorrhea
Difficult and painful menstruation. Synonym: menorrhalgia.
menagogue
menhidrosis, menidrosis
A form of vicarious menstruation characterized by monthly extrusion of sweat, sometimes bloody, at the expected time of menses.
menolipsis
menology
menometrorrhagia
menopause
menorrhagia
Excessive uterine bleeding occurring at the expected intervals of the menstrual periods.
The bleeding from the uterus starts on schedule but is heavier than usual and may last longer than usual.
Menorrhagia may be a sign of an underlying disorder; such as, hormone imbalance, endometriosis, uterine fibroids or, rarely, cancer of the uterus. Menorrhagia may cause significant anemia.
menorrhea
The normal flow of the menses (monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause).
menostasia
menostasis
menostaxis
Excessive menstrual bleeding; hypermenorrhea.
mensal
A cross reference of word units that are related, directly or indirectly, to the: "moon":
Calendar, Moon Facts;
Chemical Element: selenium;
Gods and Goddesses;
luna, luni-;
Luna, the earth moon;
menisc-;
Planets in Motion;
plano-;
seleno-.
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