menses
[men-seez]
noun (used with a singular or plural verb) Physiology.
the periodic flow of blood and mucosal tissue from the uterus; menstrual flow.
Origin of menses
1590–1600; < Latin mēnsēs, plural of mēnsis month
mense
[mens]British Dialect
noun
verb (used with object), mensed, mens·ing.
Origin of mense
men's
or mens
[menz]
noun, plural men's.
Origin of men's
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Historical Examples of menses
When I had taken two bottles it had all left me and menses appeared.
Treatise on the Diseases of WomenLydia E. Pinkham
Labor occurs at about the time in which the menses would have appeared.
The Physical Life of Woman:Dr. George H Napheys
Get rid of the bad health and the menses will take care of themselves.
The Eugenic Marriage, Vol 2 (of 4)W. Grant Hague
By menorrhagia we understand an immoderate flow of the menses.
Mothers should instruct their daughters when the menses are apt to begin, and what their function is.
SexHenry Stanton
menses
noun plural menses
Word Origin for menses
C16: from Latin, pl of mensis month
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menses
[mĕn′sēz]
n.
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[mĕn′sēz]
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