| NOUN | process | menses, menstruation, menstruum, catamenia, period, flow | the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause |
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| Meaning | The monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause. | |
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| Example | "a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped"--Hippocrates | |
| Synonyms | menstruation, menstruum, catamenia, period, flow | |
| Narrower | menorrhagia, hypermenorrhea | abnormally heavy or prolonged menstruation |
| oligomenorrhea | abnormally light or infrequent menstruation | |
| Broader | discharge, emission, expelling | Any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body |
| Spanish | catamenia, menstruación, menstruo, mes, periodo, período, regla | |
| Catalan | catamenia, menstruació, menstru, menstruo, regla | |
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