catamenia

cat·a·me·ni·a

C0154500 (kăt′ə-mē′nē-ə)n. See menses.

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[Greek katamēnia, from neuter pl. of katamēnios, monthly : kata-, according to, per; see cata- + mēn, month; see mē- in Indo-European roots.]

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cat′a·me′ni·al adj.

catamenia

(ˌkætəˈmiːnɪə) pl n (Physiology) physiol another word for menses[C18: from New Latin, from Greek katamēnia menses] ˌcataˈmenial adj

men•ses

(ˈmɛn siz)

n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) the menstrual flow. [1590–1600; < Latin mēnsēs, pl. of mēnsis month]

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catamenia - the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause; "the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation"; "a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped"--Hippocrates; "the semen begins to appear in males and to be emitted at the same time of life that the catamenia begin to flow in females"--Aristotlemenses, menstruation, menstruum, period, flowexpelling, discharge, emission - any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body; "the discharge of pus"hypermenorrhea, menorrhagia - abnormally heavy or prolonged menstruation; can be a symptom of uterine tumors and can lead to anemia if prolongedoligomenorrhea - abnormally light or infrequent menstruation