menstrual cycle vs menstruation

menstrual cycle

noun
  • The recurring cycle of physiological changes in the uninseminated females of some animal species that is associated with reproductive fertility; especially the cycle in a human woman. 

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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