infrequent menstruation

infrequent menstruation
oligomenorrhea.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • oligomenorrhea — /ol i goh men euh ree euh/, n. Pathol. 1. abnormally infrequent menstruation. 2. abnormally scanty blood flow in menstruation. Also, oligomenorrhoea. [1880 85; OLIGO + MENORRHEA] * * * ▪ pathology also spelled  oligomenorrhoea         prolonged… …   Universalium

  • amenorrhea — amenorrheal, amenorrhoeal, amenorrheic, amenorrhoeic, adj. /ay men euh ree euh, euh men /, n. Pathol. absence of the menses. Also, amenorrhoea. [1795 1805; A 6 + MENO + RRHEA] * * * Lack of menstruation. Signs of primary amenorrhea (failure to… …   Universalium

  • hyperandrogenism — n. excessive secretion of androgen in women. It is associated with hirsutism, acne, sparse or infrequent menstruation (oligomenorrhoea), metrorrhagia, absent or infrequent ovulation, infertility, endometrial hyperplasia, hyperlipidaemia,… …   Medical dictionary

  • hyperandrogenism — n. excessive secretion of androgen in women. It is associated with hirsutism, acne, sparse or infrequent menstruation (oligomenorrhoea), absent or infrequent ovulation, infertility, endometrial hyperplasia, hyperlipidaemia, hyperglycaemia, and… …   The new mediacal dictionary

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  • oligomenorrhoea — noun /ɒlɪɡə(ʊ)mɛnəˈɹiːə,ɑləɡoʊmɛnəˈɻiə/ Unusually infrequent menstruation …   Wiktionary

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