OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 20761

menstruation

/ˌmɛnstɹuːˈeɪʃən/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
[en sus] días • achaque (disused) • chinto • menstruación • menstruo • mes • periodo • período • regla
The periodic discharging of the menses, the flow of blood and cells from the lining of the uterus in unfertilized females of humans and other primates.
It would seem that in Avebury, Stonehenge, and Malta the mystery cult of menstruation/mensuration reached its most consummate development.
[T]he release of semen from the penis predominantly symbolizes a forceful masculine operation, an orgasmic ‘rush’ – ejaculate refers to a sudden happening, an ejection – while the…