Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun menstrual_cycle

1 sense of menstrual cycle

Sense 1
menstrual cycle -- (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")
       => cycle, oscillation -- (a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon; "a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons")