catamenia
cat·a·me·nia
The female menstrual dischargeThe female menstrual discharge.
UK/kæ.təˈmiː.nɪ.ə/US/kæ.təˈmi.nɪ.ə/
Meaning
1 senses(rare, uncountable)The female menstrual discharge.
More definitions
- the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From New Latin catamenia, from Ancient Greek καταμήνια (katamḗnia), the neuter plural of κFrom New Latin catamenia, from Ancient Greek καταμήνια (katamḗnia), the neuter plural of καταμήνιος (katamḗnios, “monthly”), from κατά (katá) + μήν (mḗn, “month”). First attested in 1750.
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Synonyms
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Close in meaning
- the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause:menstruationmensesmenstruumperiodflow
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedcatamenial
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable