amenorrhoea
/'eimenɔ'ri:ə/ Cách viết khác : (amenorrhoea) /'eimenɔ'ri:ə/
Definition
- Noun:
- Absence or suppression of normal menstrual flow: A medical condition characterized by the lack of a menstrual period in a woman of reproductive age. It can be a primary condition (when menstruation never begins) or a secondary condition (when established menstruation stops).
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The doctor diagnosed the patient with amenorrhoea after she missed several consecutive periods.
- Extreme weight loss or intense athletic training can sometimes lead to amenorrhoea.
Advanced Usage
- Primary amenorrhoea: The failure to begin menstruating by age 15 or within 5 years of the first signs of puberty.
- The adolescent was evaluated for primary amenorrhoea.
- Secondary amenorrhoea: The cessation of menstruation for at least three months in a woman who previously had regular cycles.
- Stress was identified as a likely cause of her secondary amenorrhoea.
Variants and Related Words
- Amenorrhea (noun): The American English spelling of the same medical term.
- The terms 'amenorrhoea' and 'amenorrhea' are used interchangeably in medical literature.
- Amenorrhoeic (adjective): Describing a state or condition related to the absence of menstruation.
- The amenorrhoeic state was carefully monitored.
Synonyms
- Absence of menses: A more descriptive phrase for the lack of menstrual periods.
- Menstrual suppression: Often refers to a deliberate, medically-induced cessation of periods.
Related Phrases
- Functional hypothalamic amenorrhoea: A specific type of amenorrhoea caused by stress, weight loss, or excessive exercise affecting the hypothalamus.
- Her diagnosis was functional hypothalamic amenorrhoea.
- Lactational amenorrhoea: The temporary absence of menstruation during breastfeeding.
- Lactational amenorrhoea can serve as a natural, though not foolproof, form of birth control.
Noun
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absence or suppression of normal menstrual flow
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