(occurrence of menstruation)

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• Menstruation — La menstruation (ou règles) est la manifestation la plus visible du cycle menstruel de la femme. Elle consiste en la désagrégation de la couche fonctionnelle de l endomètre en l absence de grossesse, véhiculée par des pertes de sang plus ou moins …   Wikipédia en Français

• period — /pear ee euhd/, n. 1. a rather large interval of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc., because of its particular characteristics: a period of illness; a period of great profitability for a company; a period of social… …   Universalium

• Puberty — Another word for adolescence. The word puberty derives from the Latin pubertas: coming to the age of manhood. * * * Sequence of events by which a child becomes a young adult, characterized by the beginning of gametogenesis, secretion of gonadal… …   Medical dictionary

• period — 1. A certain duration or division of time. 2. One of the stages of a disease, e.g., p. of incubation, p. of convalescence. SEE ALSO: stage, phase. 3. Colloquialism for menses. 4. Any of the horizontal rows of chemical elements in the …   Medical dictionary

• period — pe•ri•od [[t]ˈpɪər i əd[/t]] n. 1) an extent of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc.: a period of illness; a period of social unrest[/ex] 2) a specific division or portion of time: the postwar period[/ex] 3) a round… …   From formal English to slang

• puberty — noun Etymology: Middle English puberte, from Latin pubertas, from puber pubescent Date: 14th century 1. the condition of being or the period of becoming first capable of reproducing sexually marked by maturing of the genital organs, development… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• period — I. noun Etymology: Middle English periode, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin, Latin, & Greek; Medieval Latin periodus period of time, punctuation mark, from Latin & Greek; Latin, rhetorical period, from Greek periodos circuit, period of… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• menarche — [mɛ nα:ki] noun the first occurrence of menstruation. Origin C19: mod. L., from Gk mēn month + arkhē beginning …   English new terms dictionary

• period — [pir′ē əd] n. [ME paryode < MFr periode < L periodus < Gr periodos, a going around, cycle < peri , around + hodos, way < IE base * sed , to go > Sans ā sad , go toward] 1. the interval between recurrent astronomical events, as… …   English World dictionary

• period — n. & adj. n. 1 a length or portion of time (showers and bright periods). 2 a distinct portion of history, a person s life, etc. (the Georgian period; Picasso s Blue Period). 3 Geol. a time forming part of a geological era (the Quaternary period) …   Useful english dictionary

• Menstruations — Menstruation La menstruation est la manifestation la plus visible du cycle menstruel de la femme. Elle consiste en la désagrégation de la couche fonctionnelle de l endomètre en l absence de grossesse, véhiculée par des pertes de sang plus ou… …   Wikipédia en Français