menstrual en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English menstruall, from Latin mēnstruālis, from mēnstrua (“menses”), from neuter plural of mēnstruus (“of a month, monthly, of menstruation”), from mēnsis (“month”) + -ālis (“-al”); see moon.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of or relating to the menses.
Recent studies in physiology have noted that women who live in close proximity to one another - nurses in a hospital or coeds in a college dormitory - tend to have their menstrual periods at the same time.
1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 96:
- (dated, not-comparable) Occurring once a month; monthly.
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(dated, not-comparable) Lasting for a month.
a menstrual flower
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| menstruall | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| menstral | alternative, nonstandard, possibly, proscribed | lexicographic |
Deriveds
menstrual pad · intermenstrual · postmenstrual · menstrual cup · menstrual sponge · semimenstrual · menstrual cycle · menstrually · menstruality · menstrual cramp · perimenstrual · menstrual synchrony · menstrual period · paramenstrual · premenstrual · nonmenstrual · menstrual underwear · menstrual fluid
Relateds
menstruous · menstruation · menstruum
Synonyms
mensal · catamenial · menstruous
Translations (27)
es menstrual (of or having to do with the menses) · fr menstruel (of or having to do with the menses) · de monatlich (occurring once a month) · it mensile (occurring once a month) · pt menstrual (of or having to do with the menses) · ru ме́сячный (lasting for a month) · el εμμηνορροϊκός (of or having to do with the menses) · es mensual (occurring once a month) · de menstruell (of or having to do with the menses) · el καταμήνιος (occurring once a month) · it mestruale (of or having to do with the menses) · de menstrual (of or having to do with the menses) · el μηνιαίος (lasting for a month) · ga míosta (of or having to do with the menses) · ca menstrual (of or having to do with the menses) · fr mensuel (lasting for a month) · he וִסְתִּי (of or having to do with the menses) · ru ме́сячный (occurring once a month) · it mensile (lasting for a month) · cs menstruační (of or having to do with the menses) · de Menstruations- (of or having to do with the menses) · ru менструа́льный (of or having to do with the menses) · el έμμηνος (occurring once a month) · gl menstrual (of or having to do with the menses) · fr mensuel (occurring once a month) · ru ме́сячный (of or having to do with the menses) · pl miesiączkowy (of or having to do with the menses)