menarche
/mɛˈnɑːki
/noun
The first occurrence of menstruation: age at menarche varies considerably between populations...
- But the delayed menarche and the delayed puberty may have an effect on their growth and height.
- Early menarche and late menopause may also increase the risk of breast cancer by affecting lifetime exposure to hormones.
- The longer a woman's fertile life (the interval between the menarche and the menopause), the more likely she will develop Parkinson's disease.
Origin
Late 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek mēn 'month' + arkhē 'beginning'.
Rhymes
- over-dryness
- overdub
- overdue
- overdye
- overeager
- overeagerly
- overeagerness
- over-early
- over-earnest
- over-earnestly
- over-earnestness
- over-easily
- over easy
- overeat
- overeater
- over-educate
- overeducated
- over-effusive
- over-egg
- over-elaborate
- over-elaborately
- over-elaborateness
- over-elaboration
- overembellish
- overembellishment