hematocolpos
A medical condition in which the vagina fills with menstrual blood, often caused by…A medical condition in which the vagina fills with menstrual blood, often caused by the combination of menstruation with an imperforate hymen.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A medical condition in which the vagina fills with menstrual blood, often caused by the combination of menstruation with an imperforate hymen.
accumulation of menstrual blood in the vagina (usually due to an imperforate hymen)
Origin
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) + κόλπος (kólpos, “any hollow spaFrom 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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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- accumulation of menstrual blood in the vagina (usually due to an imperforate hymen):haematocolpos
Word family
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