menses
Americannoun
noun
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another name for menstruation
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the period of time, usually from three to five days, during which menstruation occurs
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the matter discharged during menstruation
Etymology
Origin of menses
1590–1600; < Latin mēnsēs, plural of mēnsis month
Example Sentences
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"Discrepancies in the incidence of who gets migraine attacks associated with menses is likely due to premenopausal women having more regular menstrual cycles and thus more menstrual-related migraines," says Ailani.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 12, 2024
Anytime before the “quickening”—the time in pregnancy around 16-18 weeks when women can feel the fetus moving within them— women could ingest herbs or teas to try to get their menses to restart.
From Slate ● Jul. 18, 2022
Just like the reason she started taking birth control: to help mitigate severe cramps and heavy bleeding that accompanied her menses.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 10, 2022
But restoring the menses before quickening was neither immoral or illegal.
From Slate ● Jun. 1, 2022
If, however, the menses are suddenly less than normal it denotes a suppression, which may be the result of cold, exhaustion of body, weariness of nerves, mental anxiety, or disturbance of the emotions.
From What a Young Woman Ought to Know by Mary Wood-Allen
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