Menstruation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause; ; --Hippocrates; --Aristotle

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˌɛnstɹuːˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/mˌɛnstɹuːˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˌɛnstɹuːˈeɪʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /mˌɛnstɹuːˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation
a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped
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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

catamenia flow menses period menstruum

Parts of Speech

noun	the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause; ; --Hippocrates; --Aristotle “the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation”

Word Forms

menstruate	verb	undergo menstruation
catamenial	adjective	of or relating to menstruation or the menses
flow	verb	undergo menstruation

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

menstruación

la descarga mensual de sangre del útero de mujeres no embarazadas desde la pubertad hasta la menopausia; ; --Hipócrates; --Aristóteles

🇮🇹Italian

mestruazioni

lo scarico mensile di sangue dall'utero delle donne non gravide dalla pubertà alla menopausa; ; --Ippocrate; --Aristotele

🇳🇱Dutch

menstruatie

de maandelijkse afvoer van bloed uit de baarmoeder van niet-zwangere vrouwen vanaf de puberteit tot de menopauze; ; --Hippocrates; --Aristoteles

🇵🇹Portuguese

menstruação

a descarga mensal de sangue do útero de mulheres não grávidas, desde a puberdade até a menopausa; ; --Hipócrates; --Aristóteles

🇷🇺Russian

менструация

ежемесячные выделения крови из матки у небеременных женщин в период полового созревания до менопаузы; ; --Гиппократ; --Аристотель

India

🇮🇳Hindi

माहवारी

युवावस्था से रजोनिवृत्ति तक गैर-गर्भवती महिलाओं के गर्भाशय से रक्त का मासिक स्राव; ; --हिप्पोक्रेट्स; --अरस्तू

🇧🇩Bengali

মাসিক

বয়ঃসন্ধি থেকে মেনোপজ পর্যন্ত অগর্ভবতী মহিলাদের জরায়ু থেকে মাসিক রক্ত নিঃসরণ; ; --হিপোক্রেটিস; -- এরিস্টটল

🇮🇳Tamil

மாதவிடாய்

பருவமடைதல் முதல் மாதவிடாய் நிறுத்தம் வரை கர்ப்பம் இல்லாத பெண்களின் கருப்பையில் இருந்து மாதாந்திர இரத்த வெளியேற்றம்; ; --ஹிப்போகிரட்டீஸ்; --அரிஸ்டாட்டில்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఋతుస్రావం

యుక్తవయస్సు నుండి రుతువిరతి వరకు గర్భం లేని స్త్రీల గర్భాశయం నుండి రక్తం యొక్క నెలవారీ ఉత్సర్గ; ; --హిప్పోక్రేట్స్; --అరిస్టాటిల్

🇮🇳Marathi

मासिक पाळी

तारुण्यापासून रजोनिवृत्तीपर्यंत गर्भवती नसलेल्या महिलांच्या गर्भाशयातून मासिक रक्तस्त्राव; ; --हिप्पोक्रेट्स; --अरिस्टॉटल

🇮🇳Gujarati

માસિક સ્રાવ

તરુણાવસ્થાથી મેનોપોઝ સુધી બિન-સગર્ભા સ્ત્રીઓના ગર્ભાશયમાંથી માસિક રક્તસ્રાવ; ; --હિપોક્રેટ્સ; -- એરિસ્ટોટલ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಟ್ಟಿನ

ಪ್ರೌಢಾವಸ್ಥೆಯಿಂದ ಋತುಬಂಧಕ್ಕೆ ಗರ್ಭಿಣಿಯಾಗದ ಮಹಿಳೆಯರ ಗರ್ಭಾಶಯದಿಂದ ರಕ್ತದ ಮಾಸಿಕ ವಿಸರ್ಜನೆ; ; --ಹಿಪ್ಪೊಕ್ರೇಟ್ಸ್; --ಅರಿಸ್ಟಾಟಲ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആർത്തവം

പ്രായപൂർത്തിയാകുന്നത് മുതൽ ആർത്തവവിരാമം വരെ ഗർഭിണികളല്ലാത്ത സ്ത്രീകളുടെ ഗർഭപാത്രത്തിൽ നിന്ന് പ്രതിമാസ രക്തം പുറന്തള്ളുന്നത്; ; --ഹിപ്പോക്രാറ്റസ്; --അരിസ്റ്റോട്ടിൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਾਹਵਾਰੀ

ਜਵਾਨੀ ਤੋਂ ਮੀਨੋਪੌਜ਼ ਤੱਕ ਗੈਰ-ਗਰਭਵਤੀ ਔਰਤਾਂ ਦੇ ਬੱਚੇਦਾਨੀ ਤੋਂ ਖੂਨ ਦਾ ਮਹੀਨਾਵਾਰ ਡਿਸਚਾਰਜ; ; --ਹਿਪੋਕਰੇਟਸ; --ਅਰਸਤੂ

🇵🇰Urdu

ماہواری

بلوغت سے رجونورتی تک غیر حاملہ خواتین کے رحم سے ماہانہ خون کا اخراج؛ ; --ہپوکریٹس؛ --ارسطو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

经期

从青春期到更年期的非孕妇子宫每月排出的血液； ; ——希波克拉底； ——亚里士多德

🇯🇵Japanese

月経

妊娠していない女性の思春期から閉経期までの毎月の子宮からの血液の排出。 ; ――ヒポクラテス。 --アリストテレス

🇰🇷Korean

월경

사춘기부터 폐경까지 임신하지 않은 여성의 자궁에서 월별 혈액 배출; ; --히포크라테스; --아리스토텔레스

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kinh nguyệt

lượng máu chảy ra hàng tháng từ tử cung của phụ nữ không mang thai từ tuổi dậy thì đến mãn kinh; ; --Hippocrates; --Aristotle

🇹🇭Thai

ประจำเดือน

การมีเลือดออกจากมดลูกทุกเดือนของสตรีที่ไม่ได้ตั้งครรภ์ตั้งแต่วัยแรกรุ่นจนถึงวัยหมดประจำเดือน ; --ฮิปโปเครติส; --อริสโตเติล

🇮🇩Indonesian

haid

keluarnya darah setiap bulan dari rahim wanita tidak hamil sejak masa pubertas hingga menopause; ; --Hippocrates; --Aristoteles

🇵🇭Filipino

regla

ang buwanang paglabas ng dugo mula sa matris ng mga hindi buntis na kababaihan mula sa pagdadalaga hanggang menopause; ; --Hippocrates; --Aristotle

🇲🇾Malay

senggugut

pelepasan darah bulanan dari rahim wanita yang tidak hamil dari akil baligh hingga menopaus; ; --Hippocrates; --Aristotle

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الحيض

إفرازات الدم الشهرية من رحم النساء غير الحوامل من سن البلوغ إلى سن اليأس؛ ; --أبقراط؛ --أرسطو

🇮🇷Persian

قاعدگی

ترشح ماهانه خون از رحم زنان غیرباردار از بلوغ تا یائسگی؛ ; --بقراط؛ -- ارسطو

🇹🇷Turkish

regl dönemi

hamile olmayan kadınların ergenlikten menopoza kadar rahimden aylık kan akıntısı; ; --Hipokrat; --Aristo

🇮🇱Hebrew

וֶסֶת

הפרשת דם חודשית מהרחם של נשים שאינן בהריון מגיל ההתבגרות ועד גיל המעבר; ; --היפוקרטס; --אריסטו

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What is the primary definition of the word 'menstruation'?

The primary meaning of 'menstruation' is 'the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause; ; --Hippocrates; --Aristotle'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'menstruation' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'menstruation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'menstruation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'menstruation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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