Definition of CATAMENIA

catamenia

Meanings

Noun

  • the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause; ; --Hippocrates; --Aristotle
    • "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"
  • The female period; menstrual discharge.

Origin / Etymology

From Ancient Greek καταμήνια (katamḗnia), the neuter plural of καταμήνιος (katamḗnios, “monthly”), from κατά (katá) + μήν (mḗn, “month”).

Scrabble Score: 13

catamenia is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
catamenia is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
catamenia is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

catamenia is a valid Words With Friends word