Search Result for "menstrual cycle":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a recurring cycle (beginning at menarche and ending at menopause) in which the endometrial lining of the uterus prepares for pregnancy; if pregnancy does not occur the lining is shed at menstruation;
- Example: "the average menstrual cycle is 28 days"


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

menstrual cycle n 1: a recurring cycle (beginning at menarche and ending at menopause) in which the endometrial lining of the uterus prepares for pregnancy; if pregnancy does not occur the lining is shed at menstruation; "the average menstrual cycle is 28 days"