See Also: Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)(health)
Premenstrual syndrome(medicine)
premenstrual syndrome (PMS)(encyclopedia)
syndrome premenstrual(medicine)
premenstrual syndrome(dictionary)
Premenstrual syndrome(health)
premenstrual tension syndrome(medicine)
premenstrual salivary syndrome(medicine)
premenstrual(dictionary)
premenstrual(dictionary)

proximal (iou) and premenstrual syndrome (oh)


proximal (iou)



proximal adjective. E18.
[from Latin proximus nearest + -AL1.]
Very near or close to. rare. E18.
Proximate, immediate. rare. E19.
Chiefly Anatomy & Zoology. Situated towards the centre of a body, or the point of origin or attachment of a limb, bone, etc. Opp. DISTAL. E19.
Dentistry. Designating or pertaining to a surface of a tooth which faces or touches the adjacent tooth. E20.
Psychology. Of a stimulus: immediately responsible for the stimulation of a sense receptor, giving rise to a perception or sensation. M20.
Geology. Designating or characteristic of an area close or closest to an area of activity, as a sedimentation zone, a volcanic vent, etc. M20.
proximally adverb in a proximal position; towards or near the proximal part or end: L19.

premenstrual syndrome (oh)



n [U]
PMS
the tiredness, headache, bad temper etc experienced by some women in the days before their period
British Equivalent: premenstrual tension