dysmenorrhea. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

dysmenorrhea

SYLLABICATION:	dys·men·or·rhe·a
PRONUNCIATION:	ds-mn-r
VARIANT FORMS:	also dys·men·or·rhoe·a
NOUN:	Painful menstruation.
ETYMOLOGY:	New Latin : dys– + Greek mn, month; see m-² in Appendix I + –rrhea.
OTHER FORMS:	dys·menor·rheal (-rl) , dys·menor·rheic (-rk) —ADJECTIVE


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