Obstructive dysmenorrhea
obstructive dysmenorrhea n.
Dysmenorrhea caused by an obstruction to the escape of the menstrual blood. Also called mechanical dysmenorrhea.
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- Obstruent
[ob-stroo-uh nt] /ˈɒb stru ənt/ adjective 1. Medicine/Medical. (of a substance) producing an obstruction. 2. Phonetics. (of a speech sound) characterized by stoppage or obstruction of the flow of air from the lungs. Compare . noun 3. Medicine/Medical. a medicine that closes the natural passages of the body. 4. Phonetics. an obstruent speech sound; a […]