MENSTRUAL

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Of or relating to menstruation or the menses

Example:

menstrual period

Synonyms:

catamenial; menstrual

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

menstruation (the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause)

A condition in which the ovaries stop working and menstrual periods stop before age 40.

(Early menopause, NCI Dictionary)

These symptoms may change throughout the menstrual cycle and usually stop after menopause.

(Benign breast disease, NCI Dictionary)

A substance that prevents cells from making or using progesterone (a hormone that plays a role in the menstrual cycle and pregnancy).

(Antiprogestin, NCI Dictionary)

Describes the time in a woman’s life when menstrual periods become irregular as she approaches menopause.

(Perimenopausal, NCI Dictionary)

The absence of a menstrual period based on the expected start date of the menstrual cycle.

(Missed Menstrual Period, NCI Thesaurus)

It also allows menstrual blood to leave a woman's body.

(Cervix Disorders, NIH)

The release of an egg from an ovary during the menstrual cycle.

(Ovulation, NCI Dictionary)

Symptoms include abdominal discomfort and menstrual abnormalities.

(Ovarian Sclerosing Stromal Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

Painful sensation in one side of the abdomen between menstrual cycles, around the time of the discharge of the ovum from the ovarian follicle.

(Ovulation Pain, NCI Thesaurus)

EXAMPLE(S): death, back pain, headache, pulmonary embolism, heart attack, pregnancy, flu, broken bone, menstrual period, depression.

(Performed Medical Condition Result, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)