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cat⋅a⋅me⋅ni⋅a

  [kat-uh-mee-nee-uh]
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–noun (used with a singular or plural verb) Physiology.
menses.
Origin:
1745–55; < NL < Gk katamnia, neut. pl. of Gk katamnios monthly, equiv. to kata- cata- + mn month + -ios -ious

Related forms:
cat⋅a⋅me⋅ni⋅al, adjective
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cat·a·me·ni·a   (kāt'ə-mē'nē-ə)   
n.  See menses.

[Greek katamēnia, from neuter pl. of katamēnios, monthly : kata-, according to, per; see cata- + mēn, month; see mē-2 in Indo-European roots.]
cat'a·me'ni·al adj.
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Main Entry: cata·me·nia
Pronunciation: "kat-&-'mE-nE-&
Function: noun plural
: MENSES —cata·me·ni·al /-nE-&l/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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