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‖ molimen Phys. and Path.|məʊˈlaɪmɛn|
Pl. molimina |məʊˈlɪmɪnə|.
[L. mōlīmen effort, f. mōlīrī to make an effort, undertake, attempt.]
An effort by which the system endeavours to perform any natural function, esp. menstrual molimen, the straining to bring about the catamenia.
1865T. H. Tanner Pract. Med. (ed. 5) 670 The effect of the menstrual molimen is felt by the whole system. 1878A. Hamilton Nerv. Dis. 220 She never had had her catamenia nor noticed any molimina. 1889J. M. Duncan Lect. Dis. Women xvii. (ed. 4) 133 There may be a molimen, or no molimen. When there is said to be a molimen or attempt, the girl expects the flow. |