menses vs periodicity

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. 

periodicity

noun
  • Recurrence of a woman's periods; menstruation. 

  • The quality of being periodic; tendency to recur at regular intervals. 

  • The quality of a function with a repeated set of values at regular intervals. 

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