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menstruum
noun
the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
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ˈmɛn.stɹʊəm
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noun
the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
“the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation”
noun
(archaic) a solvent
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the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation
{'source': 'Hippocrates', 'text': 'a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped'}
{'source': 'Aristotle', 'text': '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'}
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