menses
menses
Definition
men·ses (men′sēz′)
the periodic flow of blood and sloughed-off tissue from the uterus, discharged through the genital tract: it normally occurs about every four weeks in a woman who is not pregnant, from menarche to menopause
Etymology: L, pl. of mensis, month: see moon
menses
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- have: Women were included if they were otherwise healthy, had regular menses and no recent pregnancy.
- resume: On Metformin, 39 of 43 patients ( 91 % ) resumed normal menses.
Adjective modifier
Browse dictionary entries near menses
- mensch
- mensal
- mensa et thoro
- Mensa
- mens sana in corpore sano
- mens rea
- Menotti
- menorrhagia
- Menorca
- menorah
- Menshevik
- menstrual
- menstruate
- menstruation
- menstruous
- menstruum
- mensurable
- mensural
- mensuration
- menswear
