Colporrhagia

/ˌkɒlpəˈreɪdʒə/ noun

Definition

Severe or excessive bleeding from the vagina.

Etymology

From Greek 'kolpos' (vagina) + 'rhagia' (bursting forth/heavy flow). The suffix '-rhagia' specifically denotes abnormally heavy or uncontrolled bleeding in medical terminology.

Kelly Says

The suffix '-rhagia' captures something clinically specific: not just bleeding, but the violent, uncontrolled kind—like '-emia' (condition of blood), it marks when something goes dangerously wrong.

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