the repeated process in which a woman’s womb prepares for pregnancy. It ends in a period if she does not get pregnant. The menstrual cycle usually lasts about a month.
Synonyms and related words
Menstruation and the menstrual cycle
amenorrhoea
biological clock
the change of life
menstrual cycle
noun countable biology
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Word Forms
singular
menstrual cycle
plural
menstrual cycles
DEFINITIONS1
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the repeated process in which a woman’s womb prepares for pregnancy. It ends in a period if she does not get pregnant. The menstrual cycle usually lasts about a month.