menstruation
the periodic discharge of blood and mucosal tissue from the uterus, occurring approximately monthly from puberty to menopause in nonpregnant women and females of other primate species.
the period of menstruating.
Origin of menstruation
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How to use menstruation in a sentence
The study found that the individualized algorithm of Natural Cycles shows a higher accuracy of predicting the fertile window compared to calendar-based FAMs like the Rhythm Method and Standard Days Method that rely solely on the date of menstruation.
Bachelor Stars Are Promoting a Birth Control App on Instagram That Experts Say Uses One of the Least Effective Contraceptive Methods | Megan McCluskey | February 4, 2021 | TimeWhen we first started out, very few companies were talking about nixing the stigmas and taboos around menstruation.
The period-care startup nixing the stigmas and taboos around menstruation | Rachel King | January 10, 2021 | FortuneSome jurisdictions in the United States are moving the same way, but there’s more to be done in making menstruation fair.
Five good-news health stories from this past year | Kat Eschner | December 24, 2020 | Popular-ScienceIn light of Scotland’s decision, other countries, including the US, may need to assess how they can reduce the burden of menstruation.
What we can learn from Scotland’s free period products | Sara Kiley Watson | December 10, 2020 | Popular-ScienceMenopause, like menstruation, is often talked about in whispers.
Later studies showed that only gaining weight and the return of natural menstruation help improve bone density.
“Women are bringing menstruation out of the closet,” Starita added.
Continuous contraception that prevents menstruation can also prevent migraines.
Why Everything from Frigid Temperatures to Lightning Can Induce Migraines | Caitlin Dickson | January 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen menstruation attacks—according to any generic pre-teen girl—all nightmares become reality.
HelloFlo Offers Tampon Subscriptions and Educational Materials Aimed at Teens | Kelsey Meany | July 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTLow rates of cervical cancer are about genetics—they have nothing to do with menstruation.
Even in normal menstruation there is often a marked physiological excitation which affects the entire person.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyDysmenorrhoea, difficult or obstructed menstruation, is a term used for menstruation accompanied by pain.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyAt the end of the childbearing period menstruation gradually ceases.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin Malleymenstruation may aggravate goitre, uterine fibroid tumours, skin diseases, and affections of the blood vessels.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyA reparative period of about four days follows, and then a period of quiescence until the next menstruation commences.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin Malley
British Dictionary definitions for menstruation
/ (ˌmɛnstrʊˈeɪʃən) /
the approximately monthly discharge of blood and cellular debris from the uterus by nonpregnant women from puberty to the menopause: Also called: menses Nontechnical name: period
Derived forms of menstruation
- menstruous (ˈmɛnstrʊəs), adjective
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Scientific definitions for menstruation
[ mĕn′strōō-ā′shən ]
The monthly flow of blood from the uterus beginning at puberty in girls and other female primates. Also called menses See also menstrual cycle.
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Cultural definitions for menstruation
[ (men-strooh-ay-shuhn) ]
The periodic discharge of the blood-enriched lining of the uterus through the vagina. Menstruation marks the end of one menstrual cycle and the beginning of another.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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