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dysmenorrhea

/dɪs.mɛ.nəˈɹi.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.75 in modern English

Syllables
dys-men-or-rhea
IPA
/dɪs.mɛ.nəˈɹi.ə/
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Painful menstruation (menstrual pain), viewed as a symptom in any of various disorders.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Painful menstruation (menstrual pain), viewed as a disorder in its own right (and thus a diagnosis).

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From dys- + meno- + -rrhea = dys- + menorrhœa.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

dysmenorrheas (plural) dysmenorrhoea (alternative) dysmenorrhœa (alternative)

Derived Forms

dysmenorrheal dysmenorrheic dysmenorrhic

Phrases

premenstrual syndrome polycystic ovary syndrome

Frequently Paired Words

premenstrual syndrome polycystic ovary syndrome amenorrhea

Synonyms

menorrhalgia period pain

Antonyms

eumenorrhea

Questions

How do you pronounce dysmenorrhea?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪs.mɛ.nəˈɹi.ə/.
What does dysmenorrhea mean?
Painful menstruation (menstrual pain), viewed as a symptom in any of various disorders.
Where does dysmenorrhea come from?
From dys- + meno- + -rrhea = dys- + menorrhœa.

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