hematocolpos
Meanings
noun
- A medical condition in which the vagina fills with menstrual blood, often caused by the combination of menstruation with an imperforate hymen.
Word forms
Etymology
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) + κόλπος (kólpos, “any hollow space; womb”); essentially equivalent to a surface analysis of hemato- + colp- + -us.
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