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The approximately monthly discharge of blood from the womb in women of childbearing age who are not pregnant. Also called menses. Periodic bleeding as the uterus sheds its lining each month during a woman’s reproductive years. Begins at puberty and ends at menopause. The cyclic uterine bleeding resulting from degeneration of the endometrium. Bleeding from…

Refer to permanent cessation of menstruation. Referring to the menopause.  

Heavy or too-frequent menstrual periods. Abnormally heavy or prolonged menstrual periods; it occurs occasionally in many women; sometimes caused by benign uterine tumors, but if chronic, it may lead to anemia; also called hypermenorrhea. An excess loss of blood occurring during menstruation. Excessive menstrual flow, either in duration or quantity, or both. Abnormally heavy bleeding…

The first menstrual cycle, or first menstrual bleeding, in female human beings. The onset of menstruation. The initiation of menstruation in adolescent girls, normally occurring between the ages of 11 and 15. The age at menarche has become younger in Western countries, possibly associated with a better general standard of nutrition, and is later in…

A hormone produced in the brain by the pineal gland, it is important in the regulation of the circadian rhythms of several biological functions. A hormone produced by the pineal gland in the brain during the early stages of sleep. A synthetic form of it is used to reduce the effects of jet lag or…

Production of melanin by living cells.  

Refers to the black, “tarry” feces that are associated with gastrointestinal hemorrhage. The passage of very dark, tarry stools stained with digested blood. The passage of dark stools stained with blood pigments and digested blood. Essentially, the stools are black and of a sticky, tarry consistency. Abnormal dark, tarry stool, containing blood, usually from gastrointestinal…

An anemia that results from inhibition of DNA synthesis in red blood cell production, often due to a deficiency of vitamin B12 or folate and is characterized by many large immature and dysfunctional red blood cells (megaloblasts) in the bone marrow. Anemia characterized by an abundance of large immature nucleated red blood cells. A typical…

Malondialdehyde is one of the most frequently used indicators of lipid peroxidation. A synthetic hallucinogen.