noun
- The monthly discharge of blood and tissue from the uterus; menstruation.
Usage: medical or formal; archaic or technical
Examples
- The physician documented the patient's catamenia in the medical record.
- Irregular catamenia can indicate underlying hormonal imbalances.
- In older medical texts, catamenia was the standard term for the menstrual cycle.
- The onset of catamenia typically marks the beginning of puberty in adolescent females.