hematocolpos

Meanings

Noun

accumulation of menstrual blood in the vagina (usually due to an imperforate hymen)
A medical condition in which the vagina fills with menstrual blood, often caused by the combination of menstruation with an imperforate hymen.

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

haematocolpos

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