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menstrual blood

menstrual blood

1 3.4
Blood and tissue that comes out of the vagina during a period
  • noun
  • /ˈmɛnstrʊəl blʌd/
translation icon : sangre menstrual
  • During menstruation, the body naturally sheds menstrual blood along with uterine tissue.
  • menstrual blood loss
  • first menstrual blood

Yeah, I guess it's about blood, menstrual blood.

Examples

  • Many women track their cycle to monitor changes in menstrual blood flow and overall health.

  • Nothing smells worse than old dried menstrual blood.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • In some ancient cultures, menstrual blood was considered powerful, wise blood.

    Academic text (1990)

  • I am in the bathroom, thrilled at the sight of my first menstrual blood; only ten years old, but I know what's happening.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Anything touched by the girl's first menstrual blood is hidden because it has special potency as a symbol of her fertility.

    Academic text (1998)

  • In the case of mukanda, menstrual blood represents women's creative power.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Heavy menstrual bleeding is defined as excessive menstrual blood loss that interferes with a woman's physical, social, emotional, and/or material quality of life.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Loss of menstrual blood can lead to anemia if it is significant and not replaced properly.

Synonyms

period
vsmenstrual blood
144 3.5

Monthly bleeding from the womb in women between puberty and menopause

names the bodily matter released at that monthly occurrence
flow
vsmenstrual blood
55 5.0

The monthly loss of blood from a woman's body during her period

refers instead to the material of blood and tissue shed during it
menstruation
vsmenstrual blood
11 4.1

Monthly bleeding from the womb that happens in women after puberty

highlights the discharged blood and tissue rather than the general process
menstrual flow
vsmenstrual blood
  • Specialized
1 3.9

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

focuses on the actual blood and tissue expelled during that flow
menorrhea
vsmenstrual blood
  • Specialized
7.2

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

emphasizes the physical blood and tissue rather than the monthly event
menses
vsmenstrual blood
  • Specialized
6.8

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

points to the actual blood and tissue released during that discharge
menstruum
vsmenstrual blood
  • Archaic
9.9

A monthly flow of blood from a woman's womb

focuses on the physical blood and tissue expelled rather than the event
catamenia
vsmenstrual blood
  • Specialized
9.9

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

refers to the actual blood and tissue leaving the body during that discharge

How Heavy

menorrhagia
  • Specialized
9.9
menstrual blood
1 3.4

Surface Forms

menstrual blood singular
menstrual bloods plural

Morphology

menstrual + blood

The phrase is a straightforward adjective + noun composition where 'menstrual' specifies the type/source of 'blood', so the overall meaning is directly derivable from the constituents. This is a literal, non-idiomatic biomedical description (common across languages), so a B1 learner who knows both words would understand it.

Etymology

Menstrual blood simply names the blood that comes from the womb during a woman's monthly 'period'. The word menstrual comes from an old word for 'month', so the phrase means the blood and tissue released each month and that's why it refers to 'menstruation'.