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premenstrual syndrome

premenstrual syndrome noun: the physical and psychological malaise experienced by many women between ovulation and the onset of menstruation; premenstrual tension.

Noun

premenstrual syndrome (uncountable)

  1. The physical and psychological malaise experienced by many women between ovulation and the onset of menstruation; premenstrual tension.
    • The thiazides and similar compounds have also been used in patients with edema associated with nephritis and …the premenstrual syndrome….1968, Diet Pill Industry: Hearings, Ninetieth Congress, Second Session, Pursuant to S. Res. 26 . Part 56, p. 702
    • In The Premenstrual Syndrome, Dr. Katherina Dalton summarizes many studies of behavior change that show a large portion of crimes (63 percent in an English study, 84 percent in a French) are not distributed evenly over time, but clustered in the premenstrual interval along with suicides, accidents...1969: Public Health Service publication no. 263, sect. 20, 1969

Examples of premenstrual syndrome in a sentence

  • Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) takes a lot of bashing in the media.1998, Edain McCoy, Celtic Women's Spirituality:
  • The term "premenstrual syndrome" first emerged in 1953 when Dr.2006, Kristen Brown, Nietzsche And Embodiment: Discerning Bodies and Non-Dualism:

Synonyms of premenstrual syndrome

Origin of premenstrual syndrome

Coined by Katharina Dalton in 1953 to replace the earlier premenstrual tension, which she considered accidentally created the impression of focusing solely on PMS's mental aspects.

Questions about premenstrual syndrome

What does premenstrual syndrome mean?
Premenstrual syndrome means the physical and psychological malaise experienced by many women between ovulation and the onset of menstruation; premenstrual tension.
How do you use premenstrual syndrome in a sentence?
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) takes a lot of bashing in the media.
What part of speech is premenstrual syndrome?
Premenstrual syndrome is a noun.

Words near premenstrual syndrome in the dictionary

  1. premenstrual dysphoria
  2. premenstrual dysphorias
  3. premenstrual dysphoric disorder
  4. premenstrual dysphoric disorders
  5. premenstrual stress
  6. premenstrual syndrome
  7. premenstrual tension
  8. premenstrually
  9. premenstruation
  10. prementa
  11. premental

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