dysmenorrhoea
Britishnoun
Other Word Forms
- dysmenorrhoeal adjective
Etymology
Origin of dysmenorrhoea
C19: from dys- + Greek mēn month + rhoiā a flowing
Example Sentences
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In obstructive dysmenorrhoea the menstrual fluid is retained by narrow or tortuous outlets, flexions of the uterus, and similar causes.
From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin
Slight anteflexion or bending forwards is normal; when exaggerated it gives rise to dysmenorrhoea, sterility and reflex nervous phenomena.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various
The diseases known as menorrhagia, dysmenorrhoea, leucorrhoea, amenorrhoea, abortions, prolapsus, chronic inflammations and ulcerations of the womb, with a yet greater variety of sympathetic nervous disorders, are some of the distressing forms of these derangements.
From Plain Facts for Old and Young by Kellogg, John Harvey
Inflammatory, obstructive, and membranous dysmenorrhoea are commonly made worse by marriage.
From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin
In the neurotic variety of dysmenorrhoea pain often persists after the menstrual flow has set in, but in inflammatory dysmenorrhoea the flow relieves the pain or removes it.
From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin
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