MENSTRUATION
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
The periodic discharging of the menses, the flow of blood and cells from the lining of the uterus in unfertilized females of humans and other primates.
Synonyms
• See also menstruation.
Source: Wiktionary
Men`stru*a"tion, n.
Definition: The discharge of the menses; also, the state or the period of menstruating.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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