 menstruum |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (archaic) a solvent | |
| Related terms: | solvent archaism | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (biology,medicine) the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause | |
| Synonyms: | period menses catamenia flow menstruation | |
| Examples: | "the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation" "a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped"--Hippocrates |
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| Related terms: | discharge menorrhagia oligomenorrhea menstruate | |
| Similar spelling: |
menstrual menstruate menstruation menstruating Muenster |
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