different between menstruation vs perimenopause

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

peri- (“near”) +? menopause

Noun

perimenopause (uncountable)

1. The physiological stage that women approaching menopause go through when, due to hormonal changes, they progress from their usual pattern of menstruation through a phase of atypical menstruation, and finally cease menstruating. Perimenopause ends when a woman has not menstruated for a year.

Usage notes

• The term has been in use since at least 1931, when it was used in Joseph Bolivar De Lee and Jacob Pearl Greenhill's book, Obstetrics: Gynecology

Synonyms

• climacteric

Derived terms

• perimenopausal

Translations

References

• De Lee, Joseph Bolivar, and Greenhill, Jacob Pearl, 1931, Obstetrics: Gynecology. Year Book Publishers. ?ISBN
• Djordjevi?, Svetolik P., 2004, Dictionary of medicine: French-English with English-French glossary. Schreiber Publishers.
• Finn, Martha, and Bowyer, Lucy, 2005, Women's Health: A Core Curriculum. Elsevier: Australia. ?ISBN
• Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, Accessed 6 Dec 2009. >peri-
• Preidt, Robert, 2009, 'Study to Assess Hormone Therapy Before Menopause', ABC News, Mar. 23 2009. [3]
• Santoro, Nanette, and Goldstein, Steven R., (eds.), 2002, Textbook of perimenopausal gynecology. Informa Health Care. ?ISBN