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amenorrhoea

The origin and history of amenorrhoea.

Etymology

Formed in New Latin from Ancient Greek roots. The initial a- means "not", men refers to a month, and the final part comes from a Greek word for flowing, so the whole word literally points to menstrual flow being absent.

Origin: Ancient Greek, via New Latin

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