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Definition of Catamenia
1. Noun. The monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause. "The semen begins to appear in males and to be emitted at the same time of life that the catamenia begin to flow in females"
Generic synonyms: Discharge, Emission, Expelling
Specialized synonyms: Hypermenorrhea, Menorrhagia, Oligomenorrhea
Derivative terms: Catamenial, Flow, Menstruate
Definition of Catamenia
1. n. pl. The monthly courses of women; menstrual discharges; menses.
Definition of Catamenia
1. Noun. the female period, menstrual discharge ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Catamenia
1. [n]
Medical Definition of Catamenia
1. Synonym: menses. Origin: G. The menses, ntr. Pl. Of katamenios, monthly, fr. Men, month (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Catamenia
Literary usage of Catamenia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hull's Jahr: A New Manual of Homœopathic Practice by Gottlieb Heinrich Georg Jahr (1862)
"With suppression of the catamenia. Ars. LOQUACITY during the catamenia. ...
NAUSEA before the catamenia. Puls. — At the commencement of the catamenia. ..."
2. On the theory and practice of midwifery by Fleetwood Churchill (1853)
"catamenia terminated March 14; connection only March 18 and 20; ... catamenia,
November 6 ; connection only November 18; confined August 20 (275 days). 6. ..."
3. Hull's Jahr: A New Manual of Homoeopathic Practice by Gottlieb Heinrich Georg Jahr, Amos Gerald Hull, Frederick Greenwood Snelling (1893)
"J ERUPTION between the Thighs (hiring the catamenia. Kul. ERUCTATIONS before the
catamenia. ... Surrounded by a livid circle after the catamenia. Phos. ..."
4. Argentine Ornithology: A Descriptive Catalogue of the Birds of the Argentine by Philip Lutley Sclater, William Henry Hudson (1888)
"Peni, Bolivia, and Argentina. Burmeister met with this Finch on the sierras near
Mendoza, and White obtained a single specimen in Catamarca. 76. catamenia ..."
5. A Treatise on Insanity and Other Disorders Affecting the Mind by James Cowles Prichard (1835)
"We have already alluded to the case of a young female mentioned by M. Esquirol,
who suddenly exclaimed that she was cured of her disorder; her catamenia had ..."
6. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1851)
"I.—Three Cases of Occlusion of the Vagina, accompanied by Retention of the
catamenia, relieved l>y an Operation. By J. MASON WARKEN, MD (Communicated to the ..."
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