PMS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does PMS mean? 

• PMS (noun)
  The noun PMS has 1 sense:

1. a syndrome that occurs in many women from 2 to 14 days before the onset of menstruation

  Familiarity information: PMS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PMS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A syndrome that occurs in many women from 2 to 14 days before the onset of menstruation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

PMS; premenstrual syndrome

Hypernyms ("PMS" is a kind of...):

syndrome (a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease)

 Context examples 

Premenstrual syndrome, or PMS, is a group of symptoms that start before the period.

(Menstruation, NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)

This agent also plays a role in alleviating mood swings of premenstrual syndrome (PMS), increasing energy and mental alertness and heighten the ability to focus in individuals with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

(DL-Phenylalanine, NCI Thesaurus)