catamenia
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They have the following custom when they have their catamenia: the wives withdraw from their husbands, or the daughter from her father and mother and other relatives, and go to certain small houses.
From Voyages of Samuel De Champlain — Volume 03 by Charles P. (Charles Pomeroy) Otis
Following the operation, there was a regular, painless menstruation every month, at which time the lower part of the wound re-opened, and blood issued forth during the three days of the catamenia.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
She was then sufficiently well-developed, and had a good color; all the functions appeared to act normally, and the catamenia were fairly established.
From Sex in Education or, A Fair Chance for Girls by Edward Hammond Clarke
Thus it is known who have their catamenia and who have not.
From Voyages of Samuel De Champlain — Volume 03 by Charles P. (Charles Pomeroy) Otis
The other did not marry, and although not a dwarf, was under-sized; she had her catamenia every third week.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
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