Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun plural The material, consisting of blood and cellular debris from the uterus, discharged during menstruation.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Catamenial or monthly discharges; a periodic constitutional flow of blood or bloody fluid from the mucous coat of the uterus of a female, as a woman, monkey, bitch, or other mammal.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun plural (Med.) The catamenial or menstrual discharge, a periodic flow of blood or bloody fluid from the uterus or female generative organs.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The discharge of
blood mixed with pieces ofcellular tissue from theuterus of a female out through hervagina , which occurs roughly every month;menstrual flow.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Coition during the menses is forbidden by all Eastern faiths under the severest penalties.
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Our menses are a time for rejuvenation and tapping into our inner wisdom.
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Our menses are a time for rejuvenation and tapping into our inner wisdom.
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So please do not bash me for thinking my menses is a disease, because in my case, it is.
Doctor Resigns From Hospital Because She Won’t Do Unneeded C-Sections 2005
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This is the periodical development and discharge of an ovule (one or more) by the female, accompanied by the discharge of a fluid, known as menses or catamenia.
Sex Avoided subjects Discussed in Plain English Henry Stanton
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Some husbands come to the physician complaining that the menses are the only period during which their wives demand sex relations, and ask if something cannot be done to cure them of what they consider an abnormal desire.
Woman Her Sex and Love Life William J. Robinson
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According to this the first half of the month was numbered forwards and called menses intrans, but the last half of the month was called mensis exiens and numbered backwards, as in the Roman system; thus the seventeenth of May was called die quinto decimo exeuntis mensis Maii.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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The subsidence of the bleeding followed her first pregnancy, but subsequently on one occasion, when the menses were a few days in arrears, she exhibited a blood-like exudation from the forehead, eyelids, and scalp.
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The subsidence of the bleeding followed her first pregnancy, but subsequently on one occasion, when the menses were a few days in arrears, she exhibited a blood-like exudation from the forehead, eyelids, and scalp.
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Menstruation is that periodical discharge which takes place from the womb, commonly called menses or courses.
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