Finding
amenorrhea
a·men·or·rhe·a [ ey-men-uh-ree-uh, uh-men- ]
Subclass of:
Menstruation Disturbances
Etymology:
Greek a = not + men = month + rhoia = a flowing
Definitions related to amenorrhea:
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Absence of menses for an interval of time equivalent to a total of more than (or equal to) 3 previous cycles or 6 months.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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Absence of menses for three months or more.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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The absence of menses in a female individual who has achieved reproductive age.NICHD Pediatric TerminologyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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The absence of menses in a woman who has achieved reproductive age.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A disorder characterized by the abnormal absence of menses for at least three consecutive menstrual cyclesCommon Terminology Criteria for Adverse EventsU.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
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Amenorrhea (the absence of menstruation) can be primary or secondary. Primary amenorrhea is failure of menses to occur by age 15 years in patients with normal growth and secondary sexual characteristics. However, absence of any breast development by age 13 should prompt evaluation for primary amenorrhea.Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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Amenorrhea is the absence of menstrual bleeding. Amenorrhea is a normal feature in prepubertal, pregnant, and postmenopausal females.WebMD, 2019
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Amenorrhea (uh-men-o-REE-uh) is the absence of menstruation - one or more missed menstrual periods. Women who have missed at least three menstrual periods in a row have amenorrhea, as do girls who haven't begun menstruation by age 15.Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
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Amenorrhea, failure to menstruate. Menstruation is the normal cyclic bleeding from the uterus in the female reproductive tract that occurs at approximately four-week intervals. Primary amenorrhea is the delay or failure to start menstruating upon reaching the age of 16, while secondary amenorrhea...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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