dysmenorrhea
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- dysmenorrheal adjective
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
There are various forms of dysmenorrhea or painful menstruation and each form has a treatment by itself.
From Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say by Allen, Martha Meir
Not only did they stand it, but they had better health, they had less complaint of pains of all kinds, particularly in this matter of dysmenorrhea, than they had before.
From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
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