A patient has complained of excessive bleeding during her menstrual period. The correct medical term for this is:
A) metrorrhagia
B) menorrhagia
C) amenorrhea
D) menometrorrhagia
B
Explanation: The combining form men/o means "month or menstruation" and the suffix -rrhagia "abnormal discharge." Metr/o/rrhagia utilizes the root for uterus, creating a different meaning, "abnormal discharge from the uterus."
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