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men⋅stru⋅a⋅tion

  [men-stroo-ey-shuhn, -strey-]
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1. 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.
2. the period of menstruating.
Origin:
1770–80; menstruate + -ion
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men·stru·a·tion   (měn'strōō-ā'shən)   
n.  The process or an instance of discharging the menses.
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Cultural Dictionary

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.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: men·stru·a·tion
Pronunciation: "men(t)-str&-'wA-sh&n, men-'strA-
Function: noun
: a discharging of blood,secretions, and tissue debris from the uterus that recurs in nonpregnant human and other primate females of breeding age at approximately monthly intervals and that is considered to represent areadjustment of the uterus to the nonpregnant state following proliferative changes accompanying the preceding ovulation; also : PERIOD 1b
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menstruation men·stru·a·tion (měn'str&oomacr;-ā'shən)
n.
The process or an instance of discharging the menses.

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menstruation   (měn'str-ā'shən)  Pronunciation Key 
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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