dysmenorrhoea

British  

/ ˌdɪsmɛnəˈrɪə, dɪsˌmɛn- /

noun

1. abnormally difficult or painful menstruation

---

Other Word Forms

• dysmenorrhoeal adjective

Etymology

Origin of dysmenorrhoea

C19: from _dys- + Greek mēn month + rhoiā a flowing

Example Sentences

There is another variety of dysmenorrhoea, called membranous, in which the superficial layer of the uterine lining is cast off partly or wholly.

From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin

In the neurotic variety of dysmenorrhoea pain often persists after the menstrual flow has set in, but in inflammatory dysmenorrhoea the flow relieves the pain or removes it.

From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin

The diseases known as menorrhagia, dysmenorrhoea, leucorrhoea, amenorrhoea, abortions, prolapsus, chronic inflammations and ulcerations of the womb, with a yet greater variety of sympathetic nervous disorders, are some of the distressing forms of these derangements.

From Plain Facts for Old and Young by Kellogg, John Harvey

The symptoms are dysmenorrhoea, pain on defaecation and constipation from the pressure of the fundus on the rectum; the patient is often sterile.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various

The pressure of the growth may cause dysmenorrhoea, or pressure on the bladder and rectum may cause dysuria, retention or rectal tenesmus.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various