splenorrhagia
Splenorrhagia
splenorrhagia
(splen/o means spleen, and -rrhagia means bleeding)
Splenorrhagia
Hemorrhage.
Menorrhagia is the medical term meaning bursting forth of the menses. A more traditional definition would be excessive menstrual bleeding.
hem/o/stasis from the prefix hem/o- (meaning blood) and the suffix -stasis (meaning stopping). To wit, hem/o/rrhage comes from the same prefix hem/o-(meaning blood) and -rrhage (bursting forth or pouring) and means excessive bleeding. Drugs that stop bleeding are the hemo/statics ("blood stoppers") Hemostasis or exsanguination...either way, now; non-emergent.
Uterine rupture is bursting of the uterus. The medical term is uterorrhexis or hysterrhexis.
Bilirubinemia is the medical term meaning bilirubin in the blood. Hyperbilirubinemia is the medical term meaning excess levels of bilirubin in the blood.
Dialysis is the medical term meaning artificial cleansing of the blood.
Epistaxis is the medical term meaning nose blood.
The medical term for a blood pressure cuff is a sphygmomanometer.
Hyperglycemia is a medical term for excessive sugar (glucose) in the blood.
Lipidemia is the medical term meaning lipids in the blood. Hyperlipidemia is the medical term meaning abnormally high lipids in the blood.
The medical term for bmt is Blood Temperature Monitoring
Bleeding is the medical term for bleeding. In days gone by, the term exsanguinating was used.