also: げっけいまえしょうこうぐん
noun
premenstrual syndrome; PMS
Medical term for the physical and emotional symptoms occurring before menstruation.
月経前症候群の症状には、腹痛や気分の落ち込みなどがある。
Symptoms of premenstrual syndrome include abdominal pain and depressed mood.
Standard medical kanji spelling. Also read げっけいまえしょうこうぐん.
Alternate reading using まえ for 前. Less common but still encountered.
A more colloquial term for PMS, using 生理 (menstruation) instead of 月経. 月経前症候群 is the formal medical term.
From 月経 (menstruation) + 前 (before) + 症候群 (syndrome). A direct translation of the English medical term 'premenstrual syndrome'.