English Explanatory Dictionary

Mittelschmerz

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of mittelschmerz.
noun
  1. Lower abdominal and pelvic pain that occurs roughly midway through the menstrual cycle, during ovulation.

Word forms

Mittelschmerz

Etymology

From German Mittelschmerz, from mittel (“middle”) + Schmerz (“pain”), because it occurs in the middle of the menstrual cycle.

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