menses
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin mensis (“month”), the plural being menses (“months”), corresponding to the monthly courses of women. Confer month.
Noun[edit]
menses (uncountable)
- The discharge of blood mixed with pieces of cellular tissue from the uterus of a female out through her vagina, which occurs roughly every month; menstrual flow.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
menstrual flow
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References[edit]
- menses in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
External links[edit]
Menstrual cycle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Menstrual cycle
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Noun[edit]
menses f
Interlingua[edit]
Noun[edit]
menses
Latin[edit]
Noun[edit]
mēnsēs
- nominative plural of mēnsis
- accusative plural of mēnsis
- vocative plural of mēnsis
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Noun[edit]
menses m (Cyrillic spelling менсес)
Synonyms[edit]
Categories:
- English terms derived from Latin
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Menstruation
- French non-lemma forms
- French noun plural forms
- Interlingua non-lemma forms
- Interlingua noun plural forms
- Latin non-lemma forms
- Latin noun forms
- Serbo-Croatian lemmas
- Serbo-Croatian nouns
- Serbo-Croatian masculine nouns
- Serbo-Croatian colloquialisms
