Look up: Menstruation

1. menstruation
   [n] - the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
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2. Menstruation
   In the absence of pregnancy, menstruation (‘a period`) is a monthly event that occurs when a woman`s thickened womb lining breaks down and is released out of the body through the vagina.
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3. Menstruation
   The monthly shedding of the lining of the uterus in non-pregnant women between puberty and menopause.
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4. Menstruation
   (Period) Loss of lining of the uterus (womb) about once a month if an egg cell is not fertilised
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5. Menstruation
   the shedding of the lining of the uterus during the menstrual cycle
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6. Menstruation
   The monthly vaginal bleed of women who are not pregnant
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7. Menstruation
   The monthly discharge of blood and endometrium (womb lining) from the uterus (womb), starting at the age of puberty and lasting until the menopause
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8. Menstruation
   The cyclic, physiologic discharge of blood and mucosal tissues through the vagina from the non-pregnant uterus. It is under hormonal control and recurs at approximately 4 week intervals.
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9. Menstruation
   Menstruation: The periodic blood that flows as a discharge from the uterus. Also called menorrhea, the time during which menstruation occurs is referred to as menses. The menses occurs at approximately 4 week intervals to compose the menstrual cycle. Common Misspellings: menstration, mensuration, menustration
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10. Menstruation
    Men`stru·a'tion noun The discharge of the menses; also, the state or the period of menstruating.
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11. menstruation
    <physiology> The cyclic, physiologic discharge through the vagina of blood and mucosal tissues from the nonpregnant uterus, it is under hormonal control and normally recurs, usually at approximately four week intervals, in the absence of pregnancy during the reproductive period (puberty throug...
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12. menstruation
    menses 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`; `a woman does not take the gout unl...
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13. menstruation
    (men″stroo-a´shәn) the periodic discharge from the vagina of blood and tissues from a nonpregnant uterus; the culmination of the menstrual cycle. Menstruation occurs every 28 days or so between puberty and menopause, except during pregnancy, and the flow lasts about 5 days, the times varying from woman to woman. S...
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14. Menstruation
    • (n.) The discharge of the menses; also, the state or the period of menstruating.
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15. menstruation
    periodic discharge from the vagina of blood, secretions, and disintegrating mucous membrane that had lined the uterus.[19 related articles]
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16. menstruation
    the cyclic, physiologic discharge through the vagina of blood and mucosal tissues from the nonpregnant uterus; it is under hormonal control and normally recurs, usually at approximately four-week intervals, in the absence of pregnancy during the reproductive period (puberty through menopause) of the...
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17. Menstruation
    The monthly bleeding occurring in sexually mature women at intervals of about 28 days. Menstruation occurs in nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause. Menstruation is a part of the menstrual cycle in which the uterine lining is shed if fertilization does not occur. Synonym(s): Period Broader term(s): Menstrual Cycle
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18. menstruation
    menstruation, periodic flow of blood and cells from the lining of the uterus in humans and most other primates, occurring about every 28 days in women. Menstruation commences at puberty (usually between age 10 and 17). The onset of menstruation, called menarche, signals the body's coming readiness f...
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19. menstruation
    Type: Term Pronunciation: men-strū-ā′shŭn Definitions: 1. Cyclic endometrial shedding and discharge of a bloody fluid from the uterus during the menstrual cycle of humans and primates.
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20. Menstruation
    The cyclical shedding of the uterine lining in response to stimulation from estrogen and progesterone.
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21. menstruation
    (men;stroo-a;shun) The discharge of blood and tissue from the uterus at the end of the menstrual cycle.
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22. menstruation
    (men;stroo-a;shun) The discharge of blood and tissue from the uterus at the end of the menstrual cycle.
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23. menstruation
    Periodic discharge of blood and tissue from the uterus. From puberty until menopause, menstruation occurs about every 28 days when a woman is not pregnant.
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