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dysmenorrhea

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dys⋅men⋅or⋅rhe⋅a

  [dis-men-uh-ree-uh]
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–noun Medicine/Medical.
painful menstruation.
Also, dys⋅men⋅or⋅rhoe⋅a.

Origin:
1800–10; < NL; see dys-, menorrhea

Related forms:
dys⋅men⋅or⋅rhe⋅al, adjective
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dys·men·or·rhe·a also dys·men·or·rhoe·a   (dĭs-měn'ə-rē'ə)   
n.  Painful menstruation.

[New Latin : dys- + Greek mēn, month; see mē-2 in Indo-European roots + -rrhea.]
dys·men'or·rhe'al (-rē'əl), dys·men'or·rhe'ic (-rē'ĭk) adj.
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Main Entry: dys·men·or·rhea
Variant: or chiefly British dys·men·or·rhoea /(")dis-"men-&-'rE-&/
Function:noun
: painful menstruation —see SPASMODIC DYSMENORRHEA —dys·men·or·rhe·ic or chiefly British dys·men·or·rhoe·ic /-'rE-ik/ adjective
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dysmenorrhea dys·men·or·rhe·a or dys·men·or·rhoe·a (dĭs-měn'ə-rē'ə)
n.
A condition marked by painful menstruation. Also called menorrhalgia.

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