catamenia
Americannoun
plural noun
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Etymology
Origin of catamenia
1745–55; < New Latin < Greek katamḗnia, neuter plural of Greek katamḗnios monthly, equivalent to kata- cata- + mḗn month + -ios -ious
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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
She was then sufficiently well-developed, and had a good color; all the functions appeared to act normally, and the catamenia were fairly established.
From Sex in Education or, A Fair Chance for Girls by Edward Hammond Clarke
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 Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
She worked in a man's sustained way, ignoring all demands for special development, and essaying first to dis-establish, and then to bridle, the catamenia.
From Sex in Education or, A Fair Chance for Girls by Edward Hammond Clarke
Thus it is known who have their catamenia and who have not.
From Voyages of Samuel De Champlain — Volume 03 by Charles P. (Charles Pomeroy) Otis
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