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Definition of amenorrhoea noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

amenorrhoea

noun
 
/əˌmenəˈriːə/
 
/eɪˌmenəˈriːə/
(British English)
(North American English amenorrhea)
[uncountable] (medical)
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  1. a condition in which an adult woman does not menstruate (= there is no flow of blood from her womb every month)
    Word Originearly 19th cent.: from a- ‘without’ + menorrhoea.
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