menstrua

Meanings

Noun

• (archaic) a solvent
• the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause; ; --Hippocrates; --Aristotle
  • "the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation"
• plural of menstruum

Synonyms

catamenia, flow, menses, menstruation, menstruum, period