Phrase guide

menstrual cycle

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The recurring cycle of physiological changes in the uninseminated females of some animal species that is associated with reproductive fertility; especially the cycle in a human.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: moon cycle, period

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the average menstrual cycle is 28 days

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cycle, oscillation

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 月經周期 /月经周期 (yuèjīng zhōuqī) — recurring cycle
  • Czech: menstruační cyklus — recurring cycle
  • Danish: menstruationscyklus — recurring cycle
  • Dutch: menstruatiecyclus — recurring cycle
  • Finnish: kuukautiskierto — recurring cycle
  • French: cycle menstruel — recurring cycle
  • Georgian: მენსტრუალური ციკლი (mensṭrualuri ciḳli) — recurring cycle
  • Georgian: თვიური (tviuri) — recurring cycle
  • German: Menstruationszyklus — recurring cycle
  • Greek: έμμηνος κύκλος (émminos kýklos) — recurring cycle
  • Gujarati: માસિકચક્ર (māsikcakra) — recurring cycle
  • Icelandic: tíðahringur — recurring cycle
  • Irish: timthriall míosta — recurring cycle
  • Italian: ciclo mestruale — recurring cycle
  • Northern Kurdish: çerxa mehane — recurring cycle
  • Malay: kitaran haid — recurring cycle
  • Malayalam: ആർത്തവചക്രം (āṟttavacakraṁ) — recurring cycle
  • Norwegian Bokmål: menstruasjonssyklus — recurring cycle
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: menstruasjonssyklus — recurring cycle
  • Polish: cykl miesiączkowy — recurring cycle
  • Polish: cykl menstruacyjny — recurring cycle
  • Portuguese: ciclo menstrual — recurring cycle
  • Romanian: ciclu menstrual — recurring cycle
  • Russian: менструа́льный цикл (menstruálʹnyj cikl) — recurring cycle
  • Russian: ме́сячные (mésjačnyje) — recurring cycle
  • Swedish: menstruationscykel — recurring cycle