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menses

[ men-seez ]

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)
  1. the periodic flow of blood and mucosal tissue from the uterus; menstrual flow.


menses

/ ˈɛԲː /

noun

  1. another name for menstruation
  2. the period of time, usually from three to five days, during which menstruation occurs
  3. the matter discharged during menstruation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

menses

/ ĕŧ /

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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of menses1

1590–1600; < Latin ŧԲŧ, plural of ŧԲ month
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of menses1

C16: from Latin, pl of mensis month
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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.

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McKinnon strummed a guitar and got folksy in this filmed music video for “Tampon Farm,” a place where, “The moon makes the menses, and the menses meets the fibers, and they sing.”

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Georgetown women must lie — saying they need treatment for painful or irregular menses — to get oral contraceptives for “medical reasons” rather than to prevent pregnancy and subsequent abortion.

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Will we need to look for this life by examining women’s menses each month and have Christian burials for these products of conception?

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These books included recipes for concoctions that could induce menses that had been “blocked” or “suppressed” — a common way to refer to early pregnancy.

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