MENSTRUAL PHASE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The phase of the menstrual cycle during which the lining of the uterus is shed (the first day of menstrual flow is considered day 1 of the menstrual cycle)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("menstrual phase" is a kind of...):

phase; stage (any distinct time period in a sequence of events)

Holonyms ("menstrual phase" is a part of...):

menstrual cycle (a recurring cycle (beginning at menarche and ending at menopause) in which the endometrial lining of the uterus prepares for pregnancy; if pregnancy does not occur the lining is shed at menstruation)

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