menstruation

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Synonyms: menstration, monstration, mensuration, menstruating, oestruation, estruation, menstruations

Antonyms: menstration, monstration, mensuration, menstruating, oestruation, estruation, menstruations

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Noun

1. The [[periodic]] [[discharging#Noun|discharging]] of the [[menses]], the flow of [[blood]] and [[cell]]s from the [[lining#Noun|lining]] of the [[uterus]] in [[unfertilized]] [[female]]s of [[human]]s and other [[primate]]s.
2. An [[instance]] of [[#Noun|menstruation]], the [[part]] of [[each]] [[month]] during which a [[fertile]] [[woman]] [[menstruate]]s.

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