menstruum

English Thesaurus

1. the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause (noun.process)

hypernym	:	discharge, emission, expelling,
definition	:	any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body (noun.process)

hyponym	:	hypermenorrhea, menorrhagia,
definition	:	abnormally heavy or prolonged menstruation; can be a symptom of uterine tumors and can lead to anemia if prolonged (noun.process)

hyponym	:	oligomenorrhea,
definition	:	abnormally light or infrequent menstruation (noun.process)

2. (archaic) a solvent (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent, solvent,
definition	:	a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances (noun.substance)

domain usage	:	archaicism, archaism,
definition	:	the use of an archaic expression (noun.communication)

3. the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause (noun.process)

derivation	:	flow, menstruate,
definition	:	undergo menstruation (verb.body)

derivation	:	catamenial, menstrual,
definition	:	of or relating to menstruation or the menses (adj.pert)

derivation	:	flow, menstruate,
definition	:	undergo menstruation (verb.body)

derivation	:	catamenial, menstrual,
definition	:	of or relating to menstruation or the menses (adj.pert)