Reproductive
dysmenorrhea
dis-men-or-EE-uh
StatusNew
Definition
Painful menstruation
PathologyReproductive
Breakdown
Prefix
dys-
painful
Root
men/o
menstruation
Suffix
-rrhea
flow
Etymology
Greek: dys- (painful) + men/o (menstruation) + -rrhea (flow)
Practice
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