(n) (law) criminal intent; the thoughts and intentions behind a wrongful act (including knowledge that the act is illegal); often at issue in murder trials, Syn.malice aforethought
(n) 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, Example: the average menstrual cycle is 28 days
(n) 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)
(n) the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause; ; --Hippocrates; --Aristotle, Syn.menstruum, menses, flow, period, catamenia, Example: the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation; a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped; 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
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
‖n. pl. [ L. mensis month, pl. menses months, and the monthly courses of women. Cf. Month. ] (Med.) The catamenial or menstrual discharge, a periodic flow of blood or bloody fluid from the uterus or female generative organs. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. menstrualis: cf. F. menstruel. See Menstruous. ] 1. Recurring once a month; monthly; gone through in a month; as, the menstrual revolution of the moon; pertaining to monthly changes; as, the menstrual equation of the sun's place. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Of or pertaining to the menses; as, menstrual discharges; the menstrual period. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. Of or pertaining to a menstruum. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. menstruans, p. pr. of menstruare to have a monthly term, fr. menstruus. See Menstruous. ] Subject to monthly flowing or menses. [ 1913 Webster ]
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