‖n. pl. [ L. mensis month, pl. menses months, and the monthly courses of women. Cf. Month. ] (Med.) The catamenial or menstrual discharge, a periodic flow of blood or bloody fluid from the uterus or female generative organs. [ 1913 Webster ]
(n) the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause; ; --Hippocrates; --Aristotle, Syn. menstruum, menses, flow, period, catamenia, Example:the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation; a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped; 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
[かれ, kare] (n) (1) (uk) (See 何れ・1, 此れ・1, 其れ・1) that (indicating something distant from both speaker and listener (in space, time or psychologically), or something understood without naming it directly); (2) that person (used to refer to one's equals or inferiors); (3) (arch) over there; (4) (あれ only) (col) down there (i.e. one's genitals); (5) (あれ only) (col) period; menses; (int) (6) hey (expression of surprise or suspicion); eh?; (n) (7) that (something mentioned before which is distant psychologically or in terms of time); (P)#451