menstruation
pronunciation
How to pronounce menstruation in British English: UK [ˌmenstruˈeɪʃn]
How to pronounce menstruation in American English: US [ˌmɛnstruˈeʃən]
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- Noun:
- the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
Word Origin
- menstruation (n.)
- 1680s, from Late Latin menstruare, from menstruus "monthly" (see menstrual) + -ation. Old English equivalent was monaðblot "month-blood." Middle English had menstrue (n.), late 14c., from Old French menstrue, from Latin menstruum.
Example
- 1. The puberty lessons included information about personal care during menstruation .
- 2. Period pain is caused by contractions in the womb during menstruation .
- 3. If not , the egg and lining are shed during menstruation .
- 4. Our findings also indicate a genetic basis for the associations between early menstruation and both height and bmi .
- 5. Talking about menstruation or wet dreams after they 've already started means you 're too late .