Dysmenorrhea

//dɪs.mɛ.nəˈɹi.ə// noun

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Definitions

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

Synonyms

All synonyms
menorrhalgiamenorrhalgiaperiod pain

Etymology

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

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