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Definition of Menstruation

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"

Definition of Menstruation

1. n. The discharge of the menses; also, the state or the period of menstruating.

Definition of Menstruation

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Medical Definition of Menstruation

1. The cyclic, physiologic discharge through the vagina of blood and mucosal tissues from the nonpregnant uterus, it is under hormonal control and normally recurs, usually at approximately four week intervals, in the absence of pregnancy during the reproductive period (puberty through menopause) of the female of the human and a few species of primates. It is the culmination of the menstrual cycle. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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