A woman describes her bleeding during menstruation as abnormally heavy. The nurse explains that this condition is called:
A) menorrhagia.
B) metrorrhagia.
C) menometrorrhagia.
D) dysmenorrhea.
A) menorrhagia.
Explanation: A) Menorrhagia is abnormally heavy bleeding.
B) Metrorrhagia is irregular and frequent bouts of bleeding that are noncycle related.
C) Menometrorrhagia is excessive bleeding over a prolonged period of time at irregular intervals.
D) Dysmenorrhea is painful menstruation.
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