menstruation

Significat (Anglès)

  1. (countable, uncountable) 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.
  2. (countable, uncountable) An instance of menstruation, the part of each month during which a fertile woman menstruates.

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Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˌmɛnstɹuːˈeɪʃən/
Etimologia (Anglès)

In summary

From menstruum + -ation, modelled after Late Latin menstruatio. The word is cognate with French menstruation, Spanish menstruación, displaced Old English mōnaþblōd (literally “monthblood”).

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