dysmenorrhoea

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dys·men·or·rhe·a also dys·men·or·rhoe·a (d

s-m

-r

)

Painful menstruation.

[New Latin : dys- + Greek mn, month; see m-² in Indo-European roots + -rrhea.]

dys·menor·rheal (-r

l), dys·menor·rheic (-r

k) adj.

dysmenorrhoea esp US, dysmenorrhea [ˌdɪsmɛnəˈrɪə dɪsˌmɛn-]

(Medicine / Gynaecology & Obstetrics) abnormally difficult or painful menstruation

dysmenorrhoeal esp US, dysmenorrheal adj

Translations

dysmenorrhoea dysmenorrhea (US) [ˌdɪsmenəˈrɪə] N → dismenorrea f

dysmenorrhoea

n → Dysmenorrhö f

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