dysmenorrheal

dys·men·or·rhe·a

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


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

dys·men·or·rhe·al, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source Link To dysmenorrheal
Collins
World English Dictionary
dysmenorrhoea or dysmenorrhea (ˌdɪsmɛnəˈrɪə, dɪsˌmɛn-, ˌdɪsmɛnəˈrɪə, dɪsˌmɛn-) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
abnormally difficult or painful menstruation
 
[C19: from dys- + Greek mēn month + rhoiā a flowing]
 
dysmenorrhea or dysmenorrhea
 
n
 
[C19: from dys- + Greek mēn month + rhoiā a flowing]
 
dysmenor'rhoeal or dysmenorrhea
 
adj
 
dysmenor'rheal or dysmenorrhea
 
adj

00:10
Dysmenorrheal is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
dysmenorrhoea or dysmenorrhea (ˌdɪsmɛnəˈrɪə, dɪsˌmɛn-, ˌdɪsmɛnəˈrɪə, dɪsˌmɛn-) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
abnormally difficult or painful menstruation
 
[C19: from dys- + Greek mēn month + rhoiā a flowing]
 
dysmenorrhea or dysmenorrhea
 
n
 
[C19: from dys- + Greek mēn month + rhoiā a flowing]
 
dysmenor'rhoeal or dysmenorrhea
 
adj
 
dysmenor'rheal or dysmenorrhea
 
adj

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
American Heritage
Medical Dictionary

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.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
American Heritage
Science Dictionary
dysmenorrhea   (dĭs-měn'ə-rē'ə)  Pronunciation Key 
Painful menstruation.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT