different between menstruation vs decidua

English

Etymology

menstruum +? -ation, modelled after Late Latin menstruatio. The word is cognate with French menstruation, Spanish menstruación.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?m?nst???e??n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?m?nst?u?e??(?)n/, /-st???we?-/, /?m?n?st?e??(?)n/ (the latter pronunciation leading to the spelling menstration)
• Rhymes: -e???n
• Hyphenation: men?stru?a?tion

Noun

menstruation (countable and uncountable, plural menstruations)

1. 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.

Alternative forms

• menstration (nonstandard, possibly proscribed)

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:menstruation.

Related terms

• menstrual
• menstrual cycle
• menstruate
• menstruous
• menarche
• menopause

Translations

See also

• PMT
• tampon
• sanitary towel

References

Further reading

• menstruation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Pronunciation

Noun

menstruation f (plural menstruations)

1. menstruation; period

Synonyms

• règles

Swedish

Etymology

menstruum +? -ation, modelled after Late Latin menstruatio. The word is cognate with French menstruation, English menstruation, Spanish menstruación.

Noun

menstruation c

1. menstruation

Declension

References

• menstruation in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• menstruation in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

English

Etymology

From Latin d?ciduus (“falling down or off”), from d?cid? (“fall down”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d??s?d???/

Noun

decidua (plural deciduas or deciduae)

1. (anatomy) A mucous membrane that lines the uterus and is shed during menstruation and modified during pregnancy

Derived terms

Translations

Italian

Adjective

decidua

1. feminine singular of deciduo

Noun

decidua f (plural decidue)

1. (anatomy) decidua

Spanish

Adjective

decidua

1. feminine singular of deciduo