Which of the following terms means painful cramping associated with menstruation?

A) amenorrhea
B) eclampsia
C) menorrhagia
D) dysmenorrhea


D) dysmenorrhea
Correct. Dysmenorrhea combines the combining form for menstruation with the
prefix for painful and the suffix for flow. The other answers are incorrect.

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