CATAMENIA

menstruation, menses, menstruum, catamenia, period, flow

(noun) the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause; “the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation”; “a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped”--Hippocrates; “the semen begins to appear in males and to be emitted at the same time of life that the catamenia begin to flow in females”--Aristotle

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

catamenia (uncountable)

The female period; menstrual discharge.

Synonyms

• See also menstruation.

Source: Wiktionary


Cat`a*me"nia, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)

Definition: The monthly courses of women; menstrual discharges; menses.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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