cat·a·me·ni·a (k t  -m  n-)n. See menses. [Greek katam nia, from neuter pl. of katamnios, monthly : kata-, according to, per; see cata- + mn, month; see m-2 in Indo-European roots.]cat a·meni·al adj. |
catamenia [ˌkætəˈmiːnɪə]
pl n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) Physiol another word for menses
[from New Latin, from Greek katamēnia menses]
catamenial adj
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| Noun | 1. |  catamenia - 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"--Aristotleexpelling, discharge, emission - any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body; "the discharge of pus" hypermenorrhea, menorrhagia - abnormally heavy or prolonged menstruation; can be a symptom of uterine tumors and can lead to anemia if prolonged oligomenorrhea - abnormally light or infrequent menstruation |
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