menstrual
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menstrual
- /ˈmɛn.stɹu.əl/ US
- /ˈmɛn.stɹəl/ US
Where it comes from
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.
adjective menstruall · menstral
- 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.
- Occurring once a month; monthly.
- Lasting for a month. a menstrual flower
Similar: catamenial, mensal, menstruous
noun menstruals · menstruall · menstral
- A menstrual period. “All that drama for what” I thought. All she had to do was tell me that I was having my menstrual. So much for band aids.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: catamenial, child-bearing, fertile, sleepy, dungeness, menstruous, menstruant, monthly, periodic, periodical, cyclic, cyclical, uterine, endometrial, gynecologic, reproductive
adjective
Similar: catamenial, mensal, menstruous
Translations
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adj of or having to do with the menses
| Español | menstrual |
|---|---|
| Português | menstrual |
| Français | menstruel |
| Deutsch | menstrual, menstruell, Menstruations- |
| Italiano | mestruale |
| Ελληνικά | εμμηνορροϊκός emminorroïkós |
| Русский | менструа́льный menstruálʹnyj, ме́сячный mésjačnyj |
| עברית | וִסְתִּי vistí |
Talk about this word "menstrual." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/menstrual. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. menstrual. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/menstrual "menstrual." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/menstrual.Cite this
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