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2. primary
adjective. ['ˈpraɪˌmɛri'] of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary.
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3. primary
adjective. ['ˈpraɪˌmɛri'] not derived from or reducible to something else; basic.
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5. primary
noun. ['ˈpraɪˌmɛri'] a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen.
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6. primary
noun. ['ˈpraɪˌmɛri'] one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing.
8. primary
noun. ['ˈpraɪˌmɛri'] (astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it.
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10. primary
noun. ['ˈpraɪˌmɛri'] coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit.
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Sentences with primary-dysmenorrhea
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About half of all menstruating women have a condition called primary dysmenorrhea, or painful cramping during menstruation.
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In primary dysmenorrhea, pain is usually due to increased levels of hormones called prostaglandins, which trigger contractions in the uterine and intestinal walls.
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In a study published in the “Journal of Research in Health Science” in 2006, Iranian researchers found that exercise helped decrease the duration and severity of primary dysmenorrhea in high school girls.
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The term for pain during the menstrual cycle is primary dysmenorrhea.
