What does "dysmenorrhea" mean?

Painful menstruation (menstrual pain), viewed as a symptom in any of various disorders.

What is a synonym for "dysmenorrhea"?

Common synonyms include: menorrhalgia, period pain.

Pronounced //dɪs.mɛ.nəˈɹi.ə//.

/dɪs.mɛ.nəˈɹi.ə/ noun

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Noun

1
Painful menstruation (menstrual pain), viewed as a symptom in any of various disorders. countable, uncountable
2
painful menstruation wordnet
3
Painful menstruation (menstrual pain), viewed as a disorder in its own right (and thus a diagnosis). countable, uncountable

From dys- + meno- + -rrhea = dys- + menorrhœa.