menses

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmen.siːz/

Noun

menses (uncountable)

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

Related terms

• menstruation
• menstrual cycle
• menarche

Translations

menstrual flow

• Finnish: kuukautisvuoto, kuukautiset (fi)
• French: règles (fr), menstruation (fr)
• Greek: έμμηνα (el) n pl (émmina), καταμήνια n pl (katamínia)

• Italian: mestruazioni (it) f
• Mandarin: 月经 (zh)

References

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

Further reading

• Menstrual cycle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• meness, mesnes

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French

Noun

menses f

1. plural of mense

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Interlingua

Noun

menses

1. plural 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