月げっ経けい前ぜん不ふ快かい気き分ぶん障しょう害がい

also: げっけいまえふかいきぶんしょうがい

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Meanings

noun

premenstrual dysphoric disorder; PMDD

medicine

A medical term for a severe form of premenstrual syndrome. Used in clinical contexts.

月げっ経けい前ぜん不ふ快かい気き分ぶん障しょう害がいは、PMDDとも呼よばれる深しん刻こくな症しょう状じょうです。
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder, also called PMDD, is a serious condition.

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Kanji

月month, moon
経sutra, longitude, pass thru
前in front, before
不negative, non-, bad
快cheerful, pleasant, agreeable
気spirit, mind, air
分part, minute of time, segment
障hinder, hurt, harm
害harm, injury

Related words

月げっ経けい前ぜん症しょう候こう群ぐん
月経前症候群 (PMS) is a broader term for premenstrual syndrome, while 月経前不快気分障害 (PMDD) refers specifically to the more severe dysphoric variant.

Built from

月げっ経けい+前ぜん+不ふ快かい+気き分ぶん障しょう害がい

Written forms

月経前不快気分障害
- げっけいぜんふかいきぶんしょうがい
  Standard kanji form for the medical term. The reading げっけいぜんふかいきぶんしょうがい is the most common pronunciation.
- げっけいまえふかいきぶんしょうがい
  Alternate reading using まえ for 前. Less common but still encountered.
げっけいまえふかいきぶんしょうがい

Etymology

A compound of 月経前 (premenstrual), 不快 (dysphoric/discomfort), 気分 (mood), and 障害 (disorder). The term is a direct translation of the English medical term 'premenstrual dysphoric disorder'.