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Metrorrhagia, decoded.

What the word means, how to break it down, how it differs from menorrhagia and menometrorrhagia, which ICD-10-CM code applies, and why modern gynecology is retiring the term. Built for nursing, medical and coding students, with flashcards and a quiz.

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metr/oroot · combining formuterus
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-rrhagiasuffixbursting forth; excessive flow of blood
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metrorrhagiatermbleeding from the uterus, outside the expected period

ICD-10-CM: N92.1 · MeSH: D008796

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Lesson 1What is metrorrhagia?The definition, in textbook and plain-English versions.Lesson 2Word breakdownmetr/o + -rrhagia, and the word parts that trip students up.Lesson 3Metrorrhagia vs menorrhagia vs menometrorrhagiaThe comparison table every exam asks about.Lesson 4Modern terminology (FIGO)Why "metrorrhagia" is being replaced by intermenstrual bleeding.Lesson 5Causes: PALM-COEINThe classification of causes used by gynecologists.CodingICD-10-CM codesN92.1, N92.0, N92.3, N92.4, N93.x and N95.0, and when each applies.

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