Etymology

mittelschmerz

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Today it means: Lower abdominal and pelvic pain that occurs roughly midway through the menstrual cycle, during ovulation. Full definition →

German Mittelschmerz
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  1. German · borrowed fromMittelschmerz
  2. English todaymittelschmerz

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

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