dysmenorrhea

or dys·men·or·rhoe·a

[ dis-men-uh-ree-uh ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.

1. painful menstruation.

dysmenorrhea

/ dĭs-mĕn′ə-rē′ə /

1. Painful menstruation.

Other Words From

• dysmen·or·rheal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of dysmenorrhea¹

From New Latin, dating back to 1800–10; dys-, menorrhea

Example Sentences

Period pain, or dysmenorrhea, is common; more than half of menstruating women experience pain for one or two days every month.

From Washington Post

The draft law puts the spotlight on dysmenorrhea, the severe pain that women can suffer during menstruation and that can leave them too debilitated to work.

From New York Times

One of the major medical uses for cannabis in this early period was “women’s issues,” primarily the easing of the agony of childbirth and painful menstruation — which was usually called by the medicalized euphemism “dysmenorrhea.”

From Salon

He says that we can only speculate on their usefulness for dysmenorrhea.

From The Guardian

Painful periods, also called dysmenorrhea, are the number-one health reason girls miss days of high school and the No. 1 reason young women miss days of work.

From Salon