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• Menstruation — Not to be confused with mensuration , a mathematical and a forestry term meaning measurement. See also: Menstrual cycle and Menstruation (mammal) Menstrual cycle Menstruation is the shedding of the uterine lining (endometrium). It occurs on… …   Wikipedia

• menstruation — /men strooh ay sheuhn, stray /, n. 1. the periodic discharge of blood and mucosal tissue from the uterus, occurring approximately monthly from puberty to menopause in nonpregnant women and females of other primate species. 2. the period of… …   Universalium

• WOMAN — This article is arranged according to the following outline: the historical perspective biblical period marriage and children women in household life economic roles educational and managerial roles religious roles women outside the household… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• menstruation —    The Bible taught (Leviticus 15: 19 24) that a menstruating woman was not only unclean in herself but polluted others. The scientific authority of Pliny s Natural History (ad 77), and many later medical writers, added that she could shrivel… …   A Dictionary of English folklore

• menstruation — Like anywhere else, menstruation in China is a deeply personal and yet evocative topic with multiple associations that vary widely by geographical region, age, gender, class, education, personal circumstances and many other factors. As an… …   Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture

• Woman — Women redirects here. For other uses, see Woman (disambiguation) and Women (disambiguation). Woman Left to right from top …   Wikipedia

• menstruation — Periodic discharge of blood and tissue from the uterus. From puberty until menopause, menstruation occurs about every 28 days when a woman is not pregnant …   English dictionary of cancer terms

• menstruation — menstruate ► VERB ▪ (of a non pregnant woman) discharge blood from the lining of the womb at intervals of about one lunar month. DERIVATIVES menstruation noun …   English terms dictionary

• woman — In Israel in the early period the man was the absolute ruler of the extended family; if a husband died, the widow was given to the nearest brother of the deceased (Deut. 25:5–10). Women had no powers, could make no decisions, though they could… …   Dictionary of the Bible

• menstruation — men·stru·a·tion || ‚menstrÊŠ eɪʃn n. cyclical discharge of blood from the nonpregnant uterus of a woman, woman s monthly discharge of blood, menstrual cycle, menstrual period (Physiology) …   English contemporary dictionary

• Culture and menstruation — The relationship between culture and menstruation is expressed in many ways. A variety of menstrual related traditions exist. One group of authors has even theorized that menstruation may have played a key role in the development of symbolic… …   Wikipedia