premenstrual syndrome

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The physical and psychological malaise experienced by many women between ovulation and the onset of menstruation; premenstrual tension. uncountable
    — The thiazides and similar compounds have also been used in patients with edema associated with nephritis and …the premenstrual syndrome….

词源

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.
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