Catamenia
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noun.
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
The monthly flowings of women; the menses.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun plural.
The monthly courses of women; menstrual discharges; menses.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
The female
period
,
menstrual
discharge.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
Word Usage
"At the same age in the female, the breasts swell and the so-called catamenia commence to flow; and this fluid resembles fresh blood."
Form
catamenial
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
discharge
emission
expelling
Hyponym
Words that are more specific
hypermenorrhea
menorrhagia
oligomenorrhea
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
ill-regulated
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
menses