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Reproductive

dysmenorrhea

dis-men-or-EE-uh

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Definition

Painful menstruation

PathologyReproductive

Breakdown

Prefix

dys-

painful

Root

men/o

menstruation

Suffix

-rrhea

flow

Etymology

Greek: dys- (painful) + men/o (menstruation) + -rrhea (flow)

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