catamenia

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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 Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

He says also that the catamenia generally appears about the time they are expected, or later, and very seldom earlier.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

Dupuytren speaks of denudation of the skin from a burn, with the subsequent development of vicarious catamenia from the seat of the injury.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

I am assured by some persons of credit, that if they are touched, or even approached, by a woman in her catamenia, they infallibly expire.

From Travels through France and Italy by Smollett, T. (Tobias)

Thus it is known who have their catamenia and who have not.

From Voyages of Samuel De Champlain — Volume 03 by Otis, Charles P. (Charles Pomeroy)