menses

English

Etymology

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

Noun

menses (uncountable)

1. Menstrual flow.

Related terms

• menstruation
• menstrual cycle

Translations

menstrual flow

Finnish: kuukautisvuoto (fi), kuukautiset (fi)

Italian: mestruazioni (it) f.

References

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

External links

• Menstrual cycle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Menstrual cycle

Anagrams

• mesnes

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Interlingua

Noun

menses

1. Plural form of mense.

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Latin

Noun

mēnsēs

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

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Serbo-Croatian

Noun

menses m. (Cyrillic spelling менсес)

1. (colloquial) menstruation

Synonyms

• katamenije, menstruacija, menga, menoreja, menzes, mjesečnica, perioda, menzes