Boost your vocab and unleash your potential!

Recently viewed words:
Definitions of menstruation
  1. noun
    the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
    "the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation"
Definition that contains menstruation
  • flow undergo menstruation
  • menstrual of or relating to menstruation or the menses
  • pms a syndrome that occurs in many women from 2 to 14 days before the onset of menstruation
  • menstruate undergo menstruation
  • premenstrual of or relating to or occurring during the period just before menstruation
  • dysmenorrhea painful menstruation
  • mikvah (Hebrew) a ritual purification and cleansing bath that Orthodox Jews take on certain occasions (as before Sabbath or after menstruation)
  • endometrium (pregnancy) the mucous membrane that lines the uterus; thickens under hormonal control and (if pregnancy does not occur) is shed in menstruation; if pregnancy occurs it is shed along with the placenta at parturition
  • menstrual cycle a recurring cycle (beginning at menarche and ending at menopause) in which the endometrial lining of the uterus prepares for pregnancy; if pregnancy does not occur the lining is shed at menstruation
  • menorrhagia abnormally heavy or prolonged menstruation; can be a symptom of uterine tumors and can lead to anemia if prolonged
My lists:
Recently viewed words: