menstrual

[ men-stroo-uh l, -struh l ]

/ ˈmɛn stru əl, -strəl /

adjective

of or relating to menstruation or to the menses.

Archaic. monthly.

Origin of menstrual

1350–1400; Middle English menstruall < Latin mēnstruālis having monthly courses, equivalent to mēnstru(a) monthly courses (noun use of neuter plural of mēnstruus monthly; mēnstr- (see semester) + -uus adj. suffix, probably on the model of annuus annual) + -ālis -al¹

Related formsin·ter·men·stru·al, adjectivepost·men·stru·al, adjectivepre·men·stru·al, adjectivepre·men·stru·al·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for menstrual

In 2013, Taiwan passed an amendment to its Gender Equality Act allotting women three paid days of menstrual leave each year.
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Smaller issues that result from IUDs mirror those of other contraceptives, such as menstrual cramps, spotting, or infection.
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Menstrual Cramps—Eat two tbsps of flax seeds during your period because of their hormone balancing lignans and phytoestrogens.
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Every woman is aware that stress and emotional factors can alter her menstrual cycle.
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But can saffron really relieve the pain of arthritis, sore throats, and menstrual cramps, as some believe?
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I was troubled with leucorrhœa, and my menstrual periods were very irregular.
Treatise on the Diseases of Women|Lydia E. Pinkham
Some females always have it at the menstrual period, and others during nursing.
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Like atonic dyspepsia, gastralgia is apt to affect anmic persons, and notably anmic females at menstrual periods.
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A woman in normal health should not suffer at the menstrual period.
Herself|E. B. Lowry
A slight degree of menstrual and mammary activity sometimes occurs at birth.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 (of 6)|Havelock Ellis

British Dictionary definitions for menstrual

menstrual

/ (ˈmɛnstrʊəl) /

adjective

of or relating to menstruation or the menses

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Word Origin and History for menstrual

menstrual

adj.

late 14c., "pertaining to menses," also (in astronomy) "monthly," from Old French menstruel, from Latin menstrualis "monthly," especially "of or having monthly courses," from menstruus "of a month, every month, monthly, pertaining to a month," from mensis "month" (see moon (n.)).

Medicine definitions for menstrual

menstrual

[ mĕn′strōō-əl ]

adj.

Of or relating to menstruation.

menstrual

adjective

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