Menstrual period
menstrual period n.
See menses.
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menstruant men·stru·ant (měn’strōō-ənt) n. A girl or woman who menstruates. adj. Capable of menstruating.
- Menstruate
[men-stroo-eyt, -streyt] /ˈmɛn struˌeɪt, -streɪt/ verb (used without object), menstruated, menstruating. 1. to undergo . /ˈmɛnstrʊˌeɪt/ verb 1. (intransitive) to undergo menstruation v. 1680s, probably a back-formation from menstruation, or else from Latin menstruatus, past participle of menstruare. Related: Menstruated; menstruating. menstruate men·stru·ate (měn’strōō-āt’) v. men·stru·at·ed, men·stru·at·ing, men·stru·ates To undergo menstruation.
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[men-stroo-eyt, -streyt] /ˈmɛn struˌeɪt, -streɪt/ verb (used without object), menstruated, menstruating. 1. to undergo . /ˈmɛnstrʊˌeɪt/ verb 1. (intransitive) to undergo menstruation v. 1680s, probably a back-formation from menstruation, or else from Latin menstruatus, past participle of menstruare. Related: Menstruated; menstruating. menstruate men·stru·ate (měn’strōō-āt’) v. men·stru·at·ed, men·stru·at·ing, men·stru·ates To undergo menstruation.
- Menstruation
[men-stroo-ey-shuh n, -strey-] /ˌmɛn struˈeɪ ʃən, -ˈstreɪ-/ noun 1. the periodic discharge of blood and mucosal tissue from the uterus, occurring approximately monthly from puberty to menopause in nonpregnant women and females of other primate species. 2. the period of . /ˌmɛnstrʊˈeɪʃən/ noun 1. the approximately monthly discharge of blood and cellular debris from the […]
- Menstruous
[men-stroo-uh s, -struh s] /ˈmɛn stru əs, -strəs/ adjective 1. pertaining to menstruation. adj. 1530s, from French menstrueus, from Latin *menstruosus, from menstruum, from menstruus (adj.) “monthly,” from mensis “month” (see moon (n.)).