menstruation (redirected from vicarious menstruation)

men·stru·a·tion  (mnstr-shn)

n.

The process or an instance of discharging the menses.

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menstruation

Noun

the approximately monthly discharge of blood from the womb in women of childbearing age who are not pregnant

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menstruation  (mnstr-shn)

The monthly flow of blood from the uterus beginning at puberty in girls and other female primates. Also called menses. See also menstrual cycle.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

menstruation - 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 catamenia, menses, 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

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menstruation

noun period, menstrual cycle, menses, courses Physiology flow (informal) monthly (informal) the curse (informal) catamenia Physiology

Translations

menstruation [mɛnstruˈeɪʃən] n → menstruación f

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menstruation [mɛnstruˈeɪʃən] n → menstruation f

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menstruation [mɛnstruˈeɪʃən] menstruate n → Menstruation f

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menstruation [mɛnstruˈeɪʃən] n → mestruazione f