| Pronunciation: | | `menstrû'eyshun
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| | Definition: | | [n] 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 |
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| | Synonyms: | | catamenia, flow, menses, period |
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| | See Also: | | discharge, emission, expelling, hypermenorrhea, menorrhagia, oligomenorrhea |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Men`stru*a"tion\, n.
The discharge of the menses; also, the state or the period of
menstruating.
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| | Definition: | | Periodic discharge of blood and tissue from the uterus. Until menopause, menstruation occurs approximately every 28 days when a woman is not pregnant. |
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| | Definition: | | Dreaming of menstruation indicates that you are releasing your pent-up tension and worry. It signals an end to your difficult times and the beginning of relaxation. Alternatively, you may be denying your feminine side. |
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