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[ men -stroo-uh l, -struh l ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈmɛn stru əl, -strəl / PHONETIC RESPELLING
adjective of or relating to menstruation or to the menses.
Archaic . monthly.
Origin of menstrual 1350–1400; Middle English menstruall <Latin mēnstruālis having monthly courses, equivalent to mēnstru (a ) monthly courses (noun use of neuter plural of mēnstruus monthly; mēnstr- (see semester) + -uus adj. suffix, probably on the model of annuus annual) + -ālis -al1
OTHER WORDS FROM menstrual in·ter·men·stru·al, adjective post·men·stru·al, adjective pre·men·stru·al, adjective pre·men·stru·al·ly, adverb Words nearby menstrual menses, Menshevik, mens rea, men's room, mens sana in corpore sano, menstrual , menstrual cup, menstrual cycle, menstrual extraction, menstrual period, menstruant
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Every woman is aware that stress and emotional factors can alter her menstrual cycle.
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I was troubled with leucorrhœa, and my menstrual periods were very irregular.
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Some females always have it at the menstrual period, and others during nursing.
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Like atonic dyspepsia, gastralgia is apt to affect anmic persons, and notably anmic females at menstrual periods.
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A woman in normal health should not suffer at the menstrual period.
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British Dictionary definitions for menstrual adjective of or relating to menstruation or the menses
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Medical definitions for menstrual adj. Of or relating to menstruation.
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