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Meaning of Mittelschmerz | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

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

Examples

“... pain can sometimes be quite severe and may be mistaken for the onset of acute appendicitis, but it generally lasts only a few hours, sometimes accompanied by slight bleeding. Many women do not experience Mittelschmerz, and its causes ...”
“For example, if you experience Mittelschmerz during your mucus patch, it might be a sign you are very close to ovulation. There's another benefit to knowing about Mittelschmerz. If you experience this as a pain in conjunction with other signs of ...”
“The feeling might last a few minutes or a few hours. Some women mark the times when they experience mittelschmerz in the miscellaneous section of their chart. Fertility indicators, available online or over the counter, also measure ...”
“Only about one in five women experience mittelschmerz, and Suse is one of those women.”
“German for “mid pain,” mittelschmerz is the medical term for painful ovulation. For some, it may be dull and cramp-like, while others experience mittelschmerz as a sharp, sudden, “stabbing” pain.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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