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menses

DEFINITIONS OF: menses

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n the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause

“"a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped"--Hippocrates”
Synonyms:
catamenia, flow, menstruation, menstruum, period
Types:
hypermenorrhea, menorrhagia
abnormally heavy or prolonged menstruation; can be a symptom of uterine tumors and can lead to anemia if prolonged
oligomenorrhea
abnormally light or infrequent menstruation
Type of:
discharge, emission, expelling
any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
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