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xenomenia

/ˌzɛn.əˈmiː.ni.ə/
xe · no · me · ni · a
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• noun

1

A rare medical condition characterized by vicarious menstruation, in which cyclic bleeding occurs from an extragenital organ, such as the nose, lungs, or eyes, instead of or alongside normal uterine menstruation.

Example

"The patient's recurrent cyclic epistaxis led her physician to investigate a rare case of xenomenia caused by nasal endometriosis."

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Word Nuance & Usage

Xenomenia is a highly specialized and largely archaic medical term; modern clinical literature typically refers to this phenomenon descriptively as 'vicarious menstruation' or diagnoses the underlying cause as extrapelvic endometriosis.

• Rhymes for xenomenia

• Nearby Words

xenoglossia
xenoglossy
xenomania
xenomenia
xenomorphic
xenomorphically
xenophobe

Word Origin & Etymology

Derived from the Greek words 'xenos' (foreign or strange) and 'mēn' (month), combined with the noun-forming suffix '-ia'. The term literally translates to a 'strange' or 'foreign' monthly occurrence.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Xenomenia. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/xenomenia
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