catamenia

American  

[kat-uh-mee-nee-uh] / ˌkæt əˈmi ni ə /

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)

1. menses.

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catamenia British  

/ ˌkætəˈmiːnɪə /

plural noun

1. physiol another word for menses

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Other Word Forms

• catamenial
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of catamenia

1745–55; < New Latin < Greek katamḗnia, neuter plural of Greek katamḗnios monthly, equivalent to kata- cata- + mḗn month + -ios -ious

Example Sentences

Following the operation, there was a regular, painless menstruation every month, at which time the lower part of the wound re-opened, and blood issued forth during the three days of the catamenia.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

Whether it be merely a coincidence I am unable to say, but it is true that the majority of these cases have been in young females just after the establishment of the catamenia.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

The other did not marry, and although not a dwarf, was under-sized; she had her catamenia every third week.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

He says also that the catamenia generally appears about the time they are expected, or later, and very seldom earlier.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

Has not your lady, may I ask, heretofore at the period of the catamenia, suffered, if indeed not from anaemia, then necessarily from plethora?

From Hung Lou Meng, Book I Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books by Joly, H. Bencraft