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Definition of Mittelschmerz

1. Noun. Pain in the area of the ovary that is felt at the time of ovulation (usually midway through the menstrual cycle).

Medical Definition of Mittelschmerz

1. One-sided lower abdominal (pelvic) pain that occurs at or around the time of ovulation (midcycle). Thought to be secondary to a stretching of the ovarian capsule and subsequent capsular rupture during expulsion of the egg. Inevitably, there is some bleeding associated with this normal month function that can inflame the peritoneum and cause pain. (27 Sep 1997)

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Literary usage of Mittelschmerz

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Edinburgh Medical Journal (1901)
"In no reported case does mittelschmerz seem to have been congenital; ... It also raises the question : If mittelschmerz be caused by the want of ..."

2. Transactions of the Edinburgh Obstetrical Society by Edinburgh Obstetrical Society (1896)
"mittelschmerz with a slight flow of blood is also described by Herr Benicke as occurring in a case where there was a conical cervix with pinhole os, ..."

3. A System of gynaecology by Thomas Clifford Allbutt, William Smoult Playfair, Thomas Watts Eden (1906)
"Such a condition is well recognised and common, and scarcely, I think, should come under the category of " mittelschmerz " at all. ..."

4. Transactions of the Obstetrical Society of London: Vol. I-XLIX, for the Year by Obstetrical Society of London (1900)
"Mr. ALBAN DORAN considered that Dr. Addinsell really implied that " mittelschmerz" was a disease caused by catarrhal inflammation of the tube with ..."

5. Montaigne by Tetel, Marcel (1903)
"mittelschmerz. A case of periodic intermenstrual pain (mittelschmerz), resembling the pain of obstructive dysmenorrhea, cured by successive ..."

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