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noun
The physical and psychological malaise experienced by many women between ovulation and the onset of menstruation; premenstrual tension.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a syndrome that occurs in many women from 2 to 14 days before the onset of menstruation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: PMS
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: syndrome
History
Coined by Katharina Dalton in 1953 to replace the earlier premenstrual tension, which she considered accidentally created the impression of focusing solely on PMS's mental aspects.
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
