flow
- noun
- /floʊ/
- reduce menstrual flow
Examples
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Also, Girl, your flow is heavy and that is something to celebrate.
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If there was no blood flow to the feet, they would freeze.
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So we put huge amounts of blood flow down into our gut.
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Second, heat acclimation increases blood flow to the heart.
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Weak heart, weak circulation, weak blood flow, weak brain.
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We didn't find any blocked blood flow or inflammation.
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Any of you girls have any heavy-flow maxi pads I could borrow?
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Many women experience physical discomfort during their monthly flow.
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Her flow was regular, indicating that her health was good.
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During her flow, she preferred to rest and drink herbal tea.
Synonyms
Monthly bleeding from the womb in women between puberty and menopause
Monthly bleeding from the womb that happens in women after puberty
Blood that comes from inside a woman's body each month during her period
Monthly bleeding from the womb that happens in women who can have children
Monthly flow of blood from a woman's uterus during the years when she can have children
A monthly flow of blood from a woman's womb
The monthly bleeding a woman has from the start of puberty until menopause
Compounds
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Money that comes into and goes out of a business or person during a period
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A liquid or gas moves in smooth layers that flow side by side with little mixing
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A diagram that shows the order of steps in a process like a computer program
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Blood that comes from inside a woman's body each month during her period
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A machine with spinning blades that lets air or water flow along the shaft
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A diagram that shows the order of steps in a process, like a computer program or accounting system
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A clean room where air moves in smooth parallel layers to keep tiny particles away during work like making microchips
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A steady flow of a liquid or gas where speed stays the same at every point
How Heavy
Surface Forms
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.