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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

월경

Pronunciation / Transliteration: wolgyeong

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Menses/ˈmɛn.siːz/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #15420 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"월경은 여성 생리 현상의 일부입니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    The blood and other matter discharged from the uterus at menstruation.

    "The onset of menses marks the functional capability of the reproductive system."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin plural noun menses, meaning 'months', which originates from mensis ('month') and is cognate with the Proto-Indo-European root for moon. It entered medical and biological English in the 17th century to denote the monthly recurring physiological discharge of blood and mucosal tissue from the inner lining of the uterus.

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