Menstrual cycle — See also: Menstruation and Menstruation (mammal) The menstrual cycle is the scientific term for the physiological changes that can occur in fertile women. This article focuses on the human menstrual cycle. The menstrual cycle, under the… … Wikipedia
Menstrual disorder — Classification and external resources ICD 10 N91 N95 ICD 9 … Wikipedia
Menstrual taboo — A Menstrual taboo is any social taboo concerned with menstruation. In some societies it involves menstruation being perceived as unclean or embarrassing, extending even to the mention of menstruation both in public (in the media and advertising)… … Wikipedia
menstrual age — conceptus age defined by the time elapsed since the onset of the mother s last normal menstrual period (LNMP) … Medical dictionary
Menstrual cup — A bell shaped bra … Wikipedia
period — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 length of time ADJECTIVE ▪ extended, lengthy, long, prolonged, sustained ▪ brief, limited, short … Collocations dictionary
period — Synonyms and related words: Alexandrine, Archean, Archeozoic, Cambrian, Carboniferous, Cenozoic, Comanchean, Cretaceous, Devonian, Eocene, Glacial, Holocene, Lower Cretaceous, Lower Tertiary, Mesozoic, Miocene, Mississippian, Oligocene, Paleocene … Moby Thesaurus
period — 1. A certain duration or division of time. 2. One of the stages of a disease, e.g., p. of incubation, p. of convalescence. SEE ALSO: stage, phase. 3. Colloquialism for menses. 4. Any of the horizontal rows of chemical elements in the … Medical dictionary
Gestation period — The period of development of the young from the time of conception until birth. For humans the full gestation period is normally 9 months. The word gestation comes from the Latin gestare meaning to carry or to bear. * * * gestation period n the… … Medical dictionary
Gestation — Period of time from conception to birth. * * * SYN: pregnancy. [L. gestatio, from gesto, pp. gestatus, to bear] * * * ges·ta·tion je stā shən n 1) the carrying of young in the uterus from conception to delivery: PREGNANCY 2) GESTATION PERIOD… … Medical dictionary
