dysmenorrhea
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of dysmenorrhea
From New Latin, dating back to 1800–10; see origin at dys-, menorrhea
Example Sentences
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Period pain, or dysmenorrhea, is common; more than half of menstruating women experience pain for one or two days every month.
From Washington Post • Feb. 17, 2023
The draft law puts the spotlight on dysmenorrhea, the severe pain that women can suffer during menstruation and that can leave them too debilitated to work.
From New York Times • May 17, 2022
Painful periods, also called dysmenorrhea, are the number-one health reason girls miss days of high school and the No. 1 reason young women miss days of work.
From Salon • Feb. 5, 2017
Many cases of dysmenorrhea are of nervous origin; the cause resides in the central nervous system, and not in the genital organs themselves.
From Woman Her Sex and Love Life by Robinson, William J.
For dysmenorrhea, take half ounce of infusion every hour or two.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson
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