Definition of "amenorrhea" []

• Abnormal suppression or absence of menstruation. (noun)

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• "Some women experience the absence of menstrual periods or extremely light periods; this is called amenorrhea."
• "This herb is one of the oldest folk remedies for the treatment of amenorrhea, which is absence of the menstrual cycle after the onset of menstruation."
• "For instance, amenorrhea, which is when the body fat in women reduces low enough to stop menstrual cycles, is undetectable through BMI and studies have shown that female athletes with amenorrhea and without amenorrhea based on unhealthy versus healthy amounts of body fat score exactly the same on the BMI."