menstrual
adjective/ˈmenstruəl/
/ˈmenstruəl/
[usually before noun]- connected with the time when a woman menstruates each month
- menstrual blood
- (formal) a menstrual period
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMenstrual is used with these nouns:- blood
- cramp
- cycle
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin menstrualis, from menstruum ‘menses’, from mensis ‘month’.Want to learn more?
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