xenomenia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Bleeding from another body part instead of normal menstruation, once thought to be a vicarious process but perhaps caused by general weakening of the blood vessels when the ovum is to be ruptured.

Word forms

xenomenia
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