different between menstruation vs dysmenorrhea
menstruation
English
Etymology
menstruum +? -ation, modelled after Late Latin menstruatio. The word is cognate with French menstruation, Spanish menstruación.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?m?nst???e??n/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?m?nst?u?e??(?)n/, /-st???we?-/, /?m?n?st?e??(?)n/ (the latter pronunciation leading to the spelling menstration)
- Rhymes: -e???n
- Hyphenation: men?stru?a?tion
Noun
menstruation (countable and uncountable, plural menstruations)
- The periodic discharging of the menses, the flow of blood and cells from the lining of the uterus in unfertilized females of humans and other primates.
Alternative forms
- menstration (nonstandard, possibly proscribed)
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:menstruation.
Related terms
- menstrual
- menstrual cycle
- menstruate
- menstruous
- menarche
- menopause
Translations
See also
- PMT
- tampon
- sanitary towel
References
Further reading
- menstruation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Pronunciation
Noun
menstruation f (plural menstruations)
- menstruation; period
Synonyms
- règles
Swedish
Etymology
menstruum +? -ation, modelled after Late Latin menstruatio. The word is cognate with French menstruation, English menstruation, Spanish menstruación.
Noun
menstruation c
- menstruation
Declension
References
- menstruation in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- menstruation in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
menstruation From the web:
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- what menstruation cycle
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dysmenorrhea
English
Alternative forms
- dysmenorrhoea (British)
- dysmenorrhœa (chiefly British)
Etymology
From dys- +? menorrhœa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d?s.m?.n???i.?/
Noun
dysmenorrhea (countable and uncountable, plural dysmenorrheas)
- (pathology) Painful menstruation.
Synonyms
- menorrhalgia
Derived terms
- dysmenorrheic
- dysmenorrhic
Translations
References
- The Language of Medicine
dysmenorrhea From the web:
- what dysmenorrhea means
- what dysmenorrhea feels like
- what dysmenorrhea in english
- dysmenorrhea what to eat
- dysmenorrhea what to do
- dysmenorrhea what not to eat
- dysmenorrhea what is the meaning of the suffix
- dysmenorrhea what to drink
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