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Descriptor English: Menorrhagia
Descriptor Spanish: Menorragia
Descriptor menorragia
Entry term(s) hipermenorrea
Scope note: Flujo menstrual excesivo.
Descriptor Portuguese: Menorragia
Descriptor French: Ménorragie
Entry term(s): Heavy Menstrual Bleeding
Heavy Period
Heavy Periods
Hypermenorrhea
Menstrual Bleeding, Heavy
Tree number(s): C12.050.351.500.852.691.449
C12.100.250.852.691.449
C23.550.414.993.350
C23.550.568.875
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008595
Scope note: Excessive uterine bleeding during MENSTRUATION.
Annotation: do not confuse with METRORRHAGIA
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
DeCS ID: 8764
Unique ID: D008595
NLM Classification: WP 555
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/06/29
Menorrhagia - Preferred
Concept UI M0013382
Scope note Excessive uterine bleeding during MENSTRUATION.
Preferred term Menorrhagia
Entry term(s) Heavy Menstrual Bleeding
Heavy Period
Heavy Periods
Hypermenorrhea
Menstrual Bleeding, Heavy



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