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mittelschmerz

mit·tel·schmerz
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mit-l-shmairts]
    • /ˈmɪt lˌʃmɛərts/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mit-l-shmairts]
    • /ˈmɪt lˌʃmɛərts/

Definition of mittelschmerz word

  • noun mittelschmerz dull abdominal pain occurring at the time of ovulation, attributed to the presence of free blood in the peritoneal cavity from the ruptured ovarian follicle. 1
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Origin of mittelschmerz

First appearance:

before 1890
One of the 20% newest English words
1890-95; < German, equivalent to mittel- mid-, middle + Schmerz pain

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Parts of speech for Mittelschmerz

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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mittelschmerz popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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