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Date: 1800-1900
Language: Late Latin
Origin: , past participle of menstruari, from Latin menstruus 'monthly', from mensis 'month'

menstruate

 verb
     
Related topics: Human
men‧stru‧ate [intransitive]
HBH when a woman menstruates, usually every month, blood flows from her body
—menstruation noun [uncountable and countable]
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