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men⋅stru⋅al

[men-stroo-uhl, -struhl]
–adjective
1. of or pertaining to menstruation or to the menses.
2. Archaic. monthly.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME menstruall < L mēnstruālis having monthly courses, equiv. to mēnstru(a) monthly courses (n. use of neut. pl. of mēnstruus monthly; mēnstr- (see semester ) + -uus adj. suffix, prob. on the model of annuus annual ) + -ālis -al 1
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post·men·stru·al   (pōst-měn'strōō-əl)   
adj.  Of or occurring in the time following menstruation.
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Word Origin & History

menstrual 
1398, from O.Fr. menstruel, from L. menstrualis "monthly," especially "of or having monthly courses," from menstruus "of menstruation, monthly," from mensis "month" (see menses). Menstruation first attested 1776; O.E. equivalent was monaðblot "month-blood." Verb menstruate (1800) probably is a back-formation.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: men·stru·al
Pronunciation: 'men(t)-str&(-w&)l
Function: adjective
: of or relating to menstruation —men·stru·al·ly adverb
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Medical Dictionary

menstrual men·stru·al (měn'str&oomacr;-əl) or men·stru·ous (-əs)
adj.
Of or relating to menstruation.

postmenstrual post·men·stru·al (pōst-měn'str&oomacr;-əl)
adj.
Of or occurring in the time following menstruation.

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