loading...| Preferred Name |
menstruation |
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| Synonyms |
period menstruates |
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| Definitions |
The periodic shedding of the endometrium and associated menstrual bleeding in the menstrual cycle of humans and primates. Menstruation is due to the decline in circulating progesterone, and occurs at the late luteal phase when luteolysis of the corpus luteum takes place. |
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| ID |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D008598 |
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| alternate name |
menstruations |
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| definition |
The periodic shedding of the endometrium and associated menstrual bleeding in the menstrual cycle of humans and primates. Menstruation is due to the decline in circulating progesterone, and occurs at the late luteal phase when luteolysis of the corpus luteum takes place. The normal physiologic discharge through the vagina of blood and mucosal tissues from the nonpregnant uterus. |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification |
612.662 618.172 |
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| Gene Ontology ID | ||
| has database cross reference |
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12171 |
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| has related synonym |
period menstruate shark-week menstrual period menstruated menstruating menstruates |
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| has synonym |
menstrual period menstrual phase menstrual desquamation phase |
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| is referenced by | ||
| label |
menstruation menstruation |
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| NCI Thesaurus ID | ||
| prefLabel |
menstruation |
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| Terminologia Embryologica |
E1.0.2.3.0.0.9 |
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| subClassOf |