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单词 menarche
释义

menarche

noun

men·​ar·​che ˈme-ˌnär-kē How to pronounce menarche (audio)
: the beginning of the menstrual function
especially : the first menstrual period of an individual
menarcheal
ˌme-när-ˈkē-əl How to pronounce menarche (audio)
adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The transformation—which occurs for the first time behind a closed bathroom door, accompanied by screams that Ming hilariously mistakes for the arrival of her daughter’s menarche—isn’t prompted only by rage. Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 10 Mar. 2022 Two of the most notable milestones are the beginning of menstruation, or menarche, in girls and the beginning of sperm production, or spermarche, with boys. Elissa Strauss, CNN, 3 Aug. 2021 Any circumstances that led to earlier menarche would decrease the relative size of females incidentally, without any change to mating system or male-male competition level or, indeed, any rationale for the size change at all. Quanta Magazine, 8 June 2020 For most of human history, women were either pregnant or lactating almost constantly from menarche to menopause, so their immune systems were always hanging in that careful balance. Viviane Callier, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2019

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from men- + Greek archē beginning

First Known Use

circa 1900, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

menarche

noun

men·​ar·​che ˈmen-ˌär-kē How to pronounce menarche (audio)
: the beginning of the menstrual function
especially : the first menstrual period of an individual
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