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menstrual

[ men-stroo-uhl, -struhl ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to menstruation or to the menses.
  2. Archaic. monthly.


ˈmenstrual

/ ˈmɛnstrʊəl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to menstruation or the menses


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Other Words From

  • inter·menstru·al adjective
  • post·menstru·al adjective
  • pre·menstru·al adjective
  • pre·menstru·al·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of menstrual1

1350–1400; Middle English menstruall < Latin mēnstruālis having monthly courses, equivalent to mēnstru ( a ) monthly courses (noun use of neuter plural of mēnstruus monthly; mēnstr- ( semester ) + -uus adj. suffix, probably on the model of annuus annual ) + -ālis -al 1

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Example Sentences

But even raising the role of birth control in treating menstrual symptoms publicly can be politically fraught for some women.

An ob-gyn quoted by The New York Times in 2008 cited IUDs as one of the best methods for treating heavy menstrual bleeding.

In 2013, Taiwan passed an amendment to its Gender Equality Act allotting women three paid days of menstrual leave each year.

Smaller issues that result from IUDs mirror those of other contraceptives, such as menstrual cramps, spotting, or infection.

Menstrual Cramps—Eat two tbsps of flax seeds during your period because of their hormone balancing lignans and phytoestrogens.

The ages of the persons questioned ranged from eighteen to thirty, but the inquiry referred to the entire menstrual life.

Some females always have it at the menstrual period, and others during nursing.

There are a few women, who seem to be really a little abnormal, who feel the strongest desire actually during the menstrual flow.

It is no doubt true that profuse menstrual flow is the result of our artificial lives.

If we lived more normally we should have naturally a scanty menstrual flow.

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