mittelschmerz
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
31
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative letter-case form of mittelschmerz.
Example Sentences
- "... pain can sometimes be quite severe and may be mistaken for the onset of acute appendicitis, but it generally lasts only a few hours, sometimes accompanied by slight bleeding. Many women do not experience Mittelschmerz, and its causes ..."
- "For example, if you experience Mittelschmerz during your mucus patch, it might be a sign you are very close to ovulation. There's another benefit to knowing about Mittelschmerz. If you experience this as a pain in conjunction with other signs of ..."
- "The feeling might last a few minutes or a few hours. Some women mark the times when they experience mittelschmerz in the miscellaneous section of their chart. Fertility indicators, available online or over the counter, also measure ..."
- "Only about one in five women experience mittelschmerz, and Suse is one of those women."
- "German for “mid pain,” mittelschmerz is the medical term for painful ovulation. For some, it may be dull and cramp-like, while others experience mittelschmerz as a sharp, sudden, “stabbing” pain."
Etymology
From German Mittelschmerz, from mittel (“middle”) + Schmerz (“pain”), because it occurs in the middle of the menstrual cycle.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Mittelschmerz