Synonyms for menstruation
ˌmɛn struˈeɪ ʃən, -ˈstreɪ-men·stru·a·tion

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1. menstruation, menses, menstruum, catamenia, period, flownoun

   the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause

   "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

   Synonyms:
   menstruum, flow rate, current, flowing, menses, period of time, full point, stream, full stop, catamenia, time period, stop, period, flow, point, geological period, rate of flow

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. menstruation

   Synonyms:
   Menorrhoea Slang terms include Aunt Flo, Aunt Flow, blood bath, bitch time, bitch cycle, bleeding, bleeding gash, Bloody Mary, bloody Sunday, blooming your flowers, blowing blood, Butch, the captain is at home, catamenia, Charlie Brown, corked, the cramps, crimson tide, the curse, D-day, the day, the drips, drop an egg, enemy, falling off the roof, female thing, flood, flow, flying the red flag, Fred is here, my friend, my little friend is here, with friend, friendly Bill, furry red mouse, George, god send, good time to dive, granny, having the painters in, I have a headache, hell time, hit by a Mack truck, being hit, indisposed, ladies day, little red friend, little red mice, I'm having my monthlies, mamma's coming, Martha, Mertal, monthlies, Mr. Monthly, monthly bill, monthly sickness, Mother Nature visits, MS-ing, ninnies, no gym this week, note from my mother, oh shit!, on the rag, OTR, one-eyed red monster, otter, out of order, out of commission, occupied, on the plug, otter, over the rainbow, party time, period, 'riod, the plague, I'm percolating, plugged, rag, red headed from Illinois, red baron, red dollar day, red headed cousin's come to visit, red river valley, red sea, red tide, red wings-Hell's Angels, riding the pony, riding the cotton, riding the red, riding the red rocket, riding the white pony, riding the white horse, raw-or wet burger, river, running with the red dog, in the saddle, slime, star, started, sticked, stick-shift your Volvo, Susie Red, strawberry shortcake, "that time", three guesses, time of the month, time to plug it up, Tom, Ursula, visitor, on the white cotton horse, VBF, visit from my sister

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1. Penelope Phillips-Howard:

   In any impoverished set of circumstances be it in Liverpool, or London, or anywhere in low-middle-income countries, people really struggle – women and girls really struggle to be able to manage their menstruation.

2. Sharra Vostral:

   'Medical Considerations of WASPS' determined that menstruation was 'not a handicap to flying and there was no relationship to accidents,' some of the reports from the physician came back, tongue-in-cheek, saying this was the most interesting group of women he'd ever encountered because they weren't having their periods.

3. Mutinta Handondo:

   By the time the girl finishes her menstruation you just hear that she's married, we are having a lot of problems because of that.

4. Liz Cooper:

   She asked if I was on my period because during menstruation it’s common to feel lumps or fluid in your breast, two weeks later it was still there, so I made an appointment with my doctor, got a prescription for an ultrasound, had it done and they knew right away at the ultrasound.

5. Yvette Leung:

   The vast majority of treatments for Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis are completely safe for a female to take when she is conceiving and equally safe during pregnancy and breastfeeding, for patients who are acutely ill, however, from their Crohn’s or ulcerative colitis, there may be multiple good reasons not to have children including depression, malnutrition, amenorrhea (lack of menstruation), and general poor quality of life.