CATAMENIA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause

Example:

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:

catamenia; flow; menses; menstruation; menstruum; period

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("catamenia" is a kind of...):

discharge; emission; expelling (any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "catamenia"):

hypermenorrhea; menorrhagia (abnormally heavy or prolonged menstruation; can be a symptom of uterine tumors and can lead to anemia if prolonged)

oligomenorrhea (abnormally light or infrequent menstruation)

Derivation:

catamenial (of or relating to menstruation or the menses)