eumenorrhea

English

Alternative forms

• eumenorrhoea

Etymology

From eu- +‎ meno- +‎ -rrhea or eu- +‎ menorrhea.

Noun

eumenorrhea (uncountable)

1. Normal or regular menstruation.
   • 1998, Emily M. Haymes, Priscilla M. Clarkson, “Minerals and Trace Minerals”, in Jacqueline R. Berning, Suzanne Nelson Steen, editors, Nutrition for Sport and Exercise, Aspen Publishers, →ISBN, page 80:

     Runners with amenorrhea experience more running-related injuries than runners with eumenorrhea, and an increased incidence of stress fractures.

   • 2010, Marc A. Fritz, Leon Speroff, Clinical Gynecologic Endocrinology and Infertility, Wolters Kluwer Health, →ISBN, page 514:

     The prevalence of eumenorrhea among women with PCOS is significantly increased if the Rotterdam diagnostic criteria are applied, because hirsute eumenorrheic women with polycystic ovaries are included.

   • 2013, Anne B. Loucks, “Menstruation Function and Dysfunction in the Female Athlete”, in Katherine A. Beals, editor, Nutrition and the Female Athlete: From Research to Practice, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 208:

     In eumenorrhea, menstrual cycles occur at intervals of 25 to 35 days.

Antonyms

• dysmenorrhea

Coordinate terms

• amenorrhea

Derived terms

• eumenorrheic