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(mĕn'sēz)
pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
The monthly flow of blood and cellular debris from the uterus that begins at puberty in women and the females of other primates. In women, menses ceases at menopause. Also called catamenia.

[Latin mēnsēs, pl. of mēnsis, month.]

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• Reproduction and Development - menses: menstruation
• Contraception and Fertility - menses: monthly menstruation

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See words rhyming with "menses."

Dansk (Danish)
n. pl. - menstruation

Nederlands (Dutch)
menstruatie, bloed etc. afgescheiden bij menstruatie

Français (French)
n. pl. - (Méd) menstruations

Deutsch (German)
n. pl. - Menses

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (φυσιολ.) έμμηνα

Italiano (Italian)
mestruazioni

Português (Portuguese)
n. - menstruação (f)
n. pl. - regras menstruais (f pl)

Русский (Russian)
менструация

Español (Spanish)
n. pl. - menstruación

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - menstruation
n. pl. - menstruation

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
月经

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. pl. - 月經

한국어 (Korean)
n. pl. - 월경

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 月経

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حيض‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. pl. - ‮וסת, אורח נשים, מחזור‬

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