menstruum

Other forms: menstruums; menstrua

Definitions of menstruum

1. noun

   the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
   synonyms: catamenia, flow, menses, menstruation, period

   types:

   hypermenorrhea, menorrhagia

   abnormally heavy or prolonged menstruation; can be a symptom of uterine tumors and can lead to anemia if prolonged

   oligomenorrhea

   abnormally light or infrequent menstruation

   type of:

   discharge, emission, expelling

   any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
2. noun

   (archaic) a solvent
   type of:

   dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent, solvent

   a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances