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Menses

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Men′ses

,
Noun.
pl.
[L.
mensis
month, pl.
menses
months, and the monthly courses of women. Cf.
Month
.]
(Med.)
The catamenial or menstrual discharge, a periodic flow of blood or bloody fluid from the uterus or female generative organs.

Definition 2024

menses

menses

English

Noun

menses ‎(uncountable)

  1. The discharge of blood mixed with pieces of cellular tissue from the uterus out through the ****, which occurs roughly every month; menstrual flow.

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References

  • menses in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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French

Noun

menses f

  1. plural of mense

Interlingua

Noun

menses

  1. plural of mense

Latin

Noun

mēnsēs

  1. nominative plural of mēnsis
  2. accusative plural of mēnsis
  3. vocative plural of mēnsis

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

menses m ‎(Cyrillic spelling менсес)

  1. (colloquial) menstruation

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Etymology

From Latin mensis ‎(“month”), the plural being menses ‎(“months”), corresponding to the monthly courses of women. Confer month.

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