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flow

flow

55 5.0
The monthly loss of blood from a woman's body during her period
  • noun
  • /floʊ/
translation icon : sangrado menstrual
  • reduce menstrual flow

Examples

  • Also, Girl, your flow is heavy and that is something to celebrate.

  • If there was no blood flow to the feet, they would freeze.

  • So we put huge amounts of blood flow down into our gut.

  • Second, heat acclimation increases blood flow to the heart.

  • Weak heart, weak circulation, weak blood flow, weak brain.

  • We didn't find any blocked blood flow or inflammation.

  • Any of you girls have any heavy-flow maxi pads I could borrow?

  • Many women experience physical discomfort during their monthly flow.

  • Her flow was regular, indicating that her health was good.

  • During her flow, she preferred to rest and drink herbal tea.

Synonyms

period
vsflow
144 3.5

Monthly bleeding from the womb in women between puberty and menopause

is the neutral medical term rather than everyday informal usage
menstruation
vsflow
11 4.1

Monthly bleeding from the womb that happens in women after puberty

is the everyday word rather than the formal technical label
menstrual flow
vsflow
  • Specialized
1 3.9

Blood that comes from inside a woman's body each month during her period

is the general term covering this monthly discharge in simple language
menses
vsflow
  • Specialized
6.8

Monthly bleeding from the womb that happens in women who can have children

is the broad everyday term used by most speakers
menorrhea
vsflow
  • Specialized
7.2

Monthly flow of blood from a woman's uterus during the years when she can have children

is the general, nontechnical term used in normal speech
menstruum
vsflow
  • Archaic
9.9

A monthly flow of blood from a woman's womb

is the standard modern word rather than the older formal variant
catamenia
vsflow
  • Specialized
9.9

The monthly bleeding a woman has from the start of puberty until menopause

is the neutral modern word used in ordinary speech not archaic forms

Compounds

cash flow
  • Specialized
69 3.4

Money that comes into and goes out of a business or person during a period

flow rate
  • Specialized
8 3.6

The amount of liquid or gas that passes a point in one minute

4 3.4

A diagram that shows the steps and decisions in a process using boxes and arrows

laminar flow
  • Specialized
1 6.4

A liquid or gas moves in smooth layers that flow side by side with little mixing

air flow
  • Specialized
1 2.8

Movement of air through a space or system

1 2.6

Air moving through a place or system

rate of flow
  • Specialized
1 3.7

How much liquid passes a point in a given time

1 3.6

Movement of sea or river water caused by the rising and falling tides

flow diagram
  • Specialized
1 3.8

A diagram that shows the order of steps in a process like a computer program

flow meter
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A device that measures how much liquid or gas moves through a pipe

menstrual flow
  • Specialized
1 3.9

Blood that comes from inside a woman's body each month during her period

axial flow turbine
  • Specialized
6.1

A machine with spinning blades that lets air or water flow along the shaft

flow sheet
  • Specialized
4.7

A diagram that shows the order of steps in a process, like a computer program or accounting system

7.2

A clean room where air moves in smooth parallel layers to keep tiny particles away during work like making microchips

8.4

A fast loss of money that puts a company at risk

A stream that never stops and cannot be controlled

streamline flow
  • Specialized
5.2

A steady flow of a liquid or gas where speed stays the same at every point

turbulent flow
  • Specialized
7.9

Fast, changing movement of water or air that makes swirls

work flow
  • Specialized
3.5

The order and speed that tasks are done at work

How Heavy

menorrhagia
  • Specialized
9.9
flow
55 5.0
spotting
4 3.9

Surface Forms

flow singular
flows plural

Etymology

Flow began as a word for moving water (from old English flōwan), so we also use it for the monthly 'flow' of blood because it moves out of the body in a steady stream.