primary amenorrhea — noun delay of menarche beyond age 18 • Hypernyms: ↑amenorrhea, ↑amenorrhoea, ↑amenia … Useful english dictionary
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
Amenorrhea — Absence or cessation of menstruation. Amenorrhea is conventionally divided into primary and secondary amenorrhea: {{}}Primary amenorrhea menstruation never takes place. It fails to occur at puberty. Secondary amenorrhea menstruation starts but… … Medical dictionary
amenorrhea — Absence or suppression of menses. Primary amenorrhea is the failure to begin menses by age 16, secondary amenorrhea is tardy menses (from pregnancy, stress, dieting, illness or intensive physical training) in the previously menstruating woman … Herbal-medical glossary
amenorrhea — noun absence or suppression of normal menstrual flow • Syn: ↑amenorrhoea, ↑amenia • Derivationally related forms: ↑amenorrhoeal (for: ↑amenorrhoea), ↑amenorrheal • … Useful english dictionary
Physiologic amenorrhea — The cessation of menstruation that it is completely normal and is not caused by anything pathologic. The lack of menstruation during pregnancy is a form of physiologic amenorrhea. Amenorrhea during lactation is another. Amenorrhea is… … Medical dictionary
Secondary amenorrhea — The abnormal cessation of menstruation. Amenorrhea is conventionally divided into primary and secondary amenorrhea. With primary amenorrhea, menstruation never takes place. It fails to occur at puberty. With secondary amenorrhea, menstruation… … Medical dictionary
endocrine system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction group of ductless glands (gland) that regulate body processes by secreting chemical substances called hormones (hormone). Hormones act on nearby tissues or are carried in the bloodstream to act on specific target organs… … Universalium
syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… … Medical dictionary
reproductive system disease — Introduction any of the diseases and disorders that affect the human reproductive system (reproductive system, human). They include abnormal hormone production by the ovaries or the testes or by other endocrine glands, such as the pituitary … Universalium
