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Definition of menstrual adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

menstrual

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