mittelschmerz
[ mit-l-shmairts ]
/ ˈmɪt lˌʃmɛərts /
noun
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.
Origin of mittelschmerz
Words nearby mittelschmerz
mitt,
mitt.,
mittag-leffler,
mitteleuropa,
mittelland canal,
mittelschmerz,
mitten,
mitterrand,
mittimus,
mitty,
mitumba
Medical definitions for mittelschmerz
mittelschmerz
[ mĭt′l-shmûrts′, -shmĕrts′ ]
n.
Abdominal pain occurring at the time of ovulation, resulting from irritation of the peritoneum by bleeding from the ovulation site.
intermenstrual pain