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• 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

• menstruation —   Hanawai, he e koko, wai, wai ula, wai o ka wahine, waimaka lehua;    ♦ first menstruation, kokopuna;    ♦ to have ceased menstruation, ho oki o, mau, lele …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

• 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

• 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

• delayed menstruation — menstruation the first appearance of which is delayed beyond the sixteenth year …   Medical dictionary

• The Story of Menstruation — Infobox Film name = The Story of Menstruation caption = director = producer = Disney writer = starring = music = cinematography = editing = distributor = Int l Cellu Company released = October 18 1946 runtime = 10 min. country = USA language =… …   Wikipedia

• Persecution of Jews in the First Crusade — The call for the First Crusade touched off new persecutions of the Jews in which peasant crusaders from France and Germany attacked Jewish communities. BackgroundThe preaching of the First Crusade inspired an outbreak of anti Semitism. In parts… …   Wikipedia

• 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 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

• Menarche — (  /mɨˈn …   Wikipedia

• Culture of Tonga — Tonga College students performing a Kailao dance The Tongan archipelago has been inhabited for perhaps 3000 years, since settlement in late Lapita times. The culture of its inhabitants has surely changed greatly over this long time period. Before …   Wikipedia