mensal (1)

[Lat. mensal is, from mensa= charge the menses. měn-strû-ā-tion, s. [MENSTRUATE, a.] I. Ordinary Language: 1. In the same sense as II. 2. The period of menstruating. II. Physiology: 1. Human : A sanguineous flow from the lining membrane of the uterus, regularly returning once a month. [Etym.] It generally begins about the mentha men'-su-rāte (s as sh), v . t . [Lat. men surat us, pa. par. of mensuro =to measure; mensura =a measure.] To measure; to take the dimensions of.