HyperDic: catamenia

English > 1 sense of the word catamenia:
NOUNprocesscatamenia, menstruation, menses, menstruum, period, flowthe monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
English > catamenia: 1 sense > noun 1, process
MeaningThe monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause.
Example "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
Synonymsmenstruation, menses, menstruum, period, flow
Narrowermenorrhagia, hypermenorrheaabnormally heavy or prolonged menstruation
oligomenorrheaabnormally light or infrequent menstruation
Broaderdischarge, emission, expellingAny of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
Spanishcatamenia, menstruación, menstruo, mes, periodo, período, regla
Catalancatamenia, menstruació, menstru, menstruo, regla
Adjectivescatamenialof or relating to menstruation or the menses

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