menstruation
Meaning
- (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.
- (countable, uncountable) An instance of menstruation, the part of each month during which a fertile woman menstruates.
Synonyms
Translations
Menstruation
menstruación
mestruazione
menstruação
menstruatie
menstres
menstruació
εμμηνόρροιαFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌmɛnstɹuːˈeɪʃən/
Etymology
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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