hematocolpos
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) + κόλπος (kólpos, “any hollow space; womb”); essentially equivalent to a surface analysis of hemato- + colp- + -us.
Noun
hematocolpos (uncountable)
- (medicine) A medical condition in which the vagina fills with menstrual blood, often caused by the combination of menstruation with an imperforate hymen.
- Coordinate terms: hydrocolpos (watery fluid in vagina), hematometra (blood in uterus), hydrometra (watery fluid in uterus); hematometrocolpos, hydrometrocolpos
Related terms
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French hématocolpos.
Noun
hematocolpos n (plural hematocolposuri)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | hematocolpos | hematocolposul | hematocolposuri | hematocolposurile | |
| genitive-dative | hematocolpos | hematocolposului | hematocolposuri | hematocolposurilor | |
| vocative | hematocolposule | hematocolposurilor | |||
References
- hematocolpos in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
Spanish
Noun
hematocolpos m (plural hematocolpos)