nnoun.substance(archaic) a solventDomain Usage:archaicismarchaism
Hypernyms:dissolvent dissolver dissolving agent resolvent solvent
Inherited Hypernyms:menstruumsolventmediumsubstancematterphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:menstruumsolventmediumsubstancepartrelationabstractionentity
nnoun.processthe monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopauseSynset:catamenia flow menses menstruation period
Examples:- the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation
- a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped"--Hippocrates
- 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"--Aristotle
Derivationally Related Form:catamenialflowmenstruate
Hypernyms:discharge emission expelling
Inherited Hypernyms:menstruationdischargebodily processorganic processprocessphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:hypermenorrheamenorrhagiaoligomenorrhea
Full Hyponyms:menorrhagiaoligomenorrhea