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MENSTRUATE
menstruate, flow
(verb) undergo menstruation; “She started menstruating at the age of 11”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
menstruate (third-person singular simple present menstruates, present participle menstruating, simple past and past participle menstruated)
(transitive, obsolete, rare) To stain with or as if with menses.
(intransitive) To undergo menstruation, to have a period.
Synonyms: be on one's period, be on the rag
Adjective
menstruate (not comparable)
(obsolete) Menstrual.
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Source: Wiktionary
Men"stru*ate, a.
Definition: Menstruous. [Obs.]
Men"stru*ate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Menstruated; p. pr. & vb. n. Menstruating.]
Definition: To discharge the menses; to have the catamenial flow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PRESENTATION
(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”
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