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menstruum
n.
substance which dissolves, solvent
Menstrual cycle
The
menstrual cycle is the regular natural change that occurs in the
uterus and
ovaries that make
pregnancy possible. The cycle is required for the production of ovocytes, and for the preparation of the uterus for
pregnancy. Up to 80% of women report having some symptoms during the one to two weeks prior to
menstruation. Common symptoms include
acne, tender breasts, bloating, feeling tired, irritability, and mood changes. These symptoms interfere with normal life and therefore qualify as
premenstrual syndrome in 20 to 30% of women. In 3 to 8%, they are severe.
menstruum
Noun
1. (archaic) a solvent
(hypernym) solvent, dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent
(classification) archaism, archaicism
2. the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause; "the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation"; "a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped"--Hippocrates; "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"--Aristotle
(synonym) menstruation, menses, catamenia, period, flow
(hypernym) discharge, emission, expelling
(hyponym) menorrhagia, hypermenorrhea
menstruum
nm.
menstruum, substance which dissolves
Menstruum
(n.)
Any substance which dissolves a solid body; a solvent.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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