catamenia

cat·a·me·ni·a  (kt-mn-)

n.

See menses.

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[Greek katamnia, from neuter pl. of katamnios, monthly : kata-, according to, per; see cata- + mn, month; see m-² in Indo-European roots.]

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cata·meni·al adj.

Thesaurus

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"--Aristotle menses, menstruation, menstruum, period, flow expelling, 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