menstruation

pronunciation

How to pronounce menstruation in British English: UK [ˌmenstruˈeɪʃn]word uk audio image

How to pronounce menstruation in American English: US [ˌmɛnstruˈeʃən] word us audio image

  • 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 .

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