menses
Meaning
The discharge of blood mixed with pieces of cellular tissue from the uterus out through the vagina, which occurs roughly every month in uninseminated women; menstrual flow.
Synonyms
menstrual flow
monthly period
menstrual discharge
lunaria
menstrual blood
flux of the menses
Translations
menstruation
Menstruation
menstruo
menstruação
mestruazioni
menstruació
حيضPronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmɛn.siːz/
Etymology
From Latin mēnsis (“month”), the plural being mēnsēs (“months”), corresponding to the monthly courses of women. Compare month.
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