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menstrual cycle

DEFINITIONS OF: menstrual cycle

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n a recurring cycle (beginning at menarche and ending at menopause) in which the endometrial lining of the uterus prepares for pregnancy; if pregnancy does not occur the lining is shed at menstruation

“the average menstrual cycle is 28 days”
Type of:
cycle, oscillation
a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon
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