Medical Terminology / Unit 11 MedTerm 0697 short lesson, about 20 seconds
men/o: Menstruation
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The idea
The combining form men slash o names menstruation or the menstrual cycle.
In practice
Menorrhagia is excessive menstrual bleeding.
Where people slip
Men slash o names menstruation. Its appearance at the start of a term does not make it a prefix.
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