| NOUN | time | menstrual cycle | a recurring cycle (beginning at menarche and ending at menopause) in which the endometrial lining of the uterus prepares for pregnancy |
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| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Example | "the average menstrual cycle is 28 days" | |
| Parts | fertile period, fertile phase | The time in the menstrual cycle when fertilization is most likely to be possible (7 days before to 7 days after ovulation) |
| menstrual phase | The phase of the menstrual cycle during which the lining of the uterus is shed (the first day of menstrual flow is considered day 1 of the menstrual cycle) | |
| safe period | That time during a woman's menstrual cycle during which conception is least likely to occur (usually immediately before of after menstruation) | |
| secretory phase, luteal phase | The second half of the menstrual cycle after ovulation | |
| Broader | cycle, oscillation | A single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon |
| Spanish | ciclo menstrual | |
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