menses vs menstruation

menses

noun
  • The discharge of blood mixed with pieces of cellular tissue from the uterus out through the vagina, which occurs roughly every month in uninseminated women; menstrual flow. 

menstruation

noun
  • 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. 

  • An instance of menstruation, the part of each month during which a fertile woman menstruates. 

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