Definition

1. Noun:
   • Menorrhagia: A medical term for abnormally heavy or prolonged menstrual bleeding.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cô ấy được chẩn đoán bị rong kinh. (She was diagnosed with menorrhagia.)
  • Rong kinh có thể gây ra tình trạng thiếu máu. (Menorrhagia can cause anemia.)

Advanced Usage

• "Sốt rong kinh": This is a specific, older medical term. It refers to a fever occurring in association with menstruation, historically linked to conditions like septicemia. In modern English, it is often translated as "menstrual fever" or described contextually (e.g., ).
  • Trong y học cổ điển có đề cập đến sốt rong kinh. (Classical medicine mentions menstrual fever.)

Variants and Related Words

• Rong huyết (n): A broader term for abnormal uterine bleeding, which can include but is not limited to menorrhagia. It is often translated as metrorrhagia (bleeding between periods) or more generally as abnormal uterine bleeding.
  • Rong huyết bao gồm cả rong kinh và các loại xuất huyết tử cung bất thường khác. (Metrorrhagia includes menorrhagia and other types of abnormal uterine bleeding.)

Synonyms

• Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB): The common clinical term in English.
• Prolonged menstrual bleeding: A descriptive synonym focusing on the duration.

Important Notes

• Medical Context: "Rong kinh" is a specific medical condition. It is not a general term for menstruation. The general term for menstruation is "kinh nguyệt".
• Translation Caution: While "menorrhagia" is the precise medical equivalent, in general health communication, "heavy or prolonged menstrual bleeding" is more commonly used and understood.

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