chiefly Scotland
menseless adjective chiefly Scotland

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When bowel, bladder, musculoskeletal, or neuropathic pain intensifies predictably around menses, the differential must expand. Sarah Berg, STAT, 26 Mar. 2026 The premise is right there in the title: What if a Lizzy Bennet type and a Mr. Darcy type were waylaid by the unfortunate arrival of her menses? Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2026 During late perimenopause, amenorrhea or skipped menses for 60 or more days is typical. Taylor Lane, Flow Space, 1 Sep. 2025 With continuous use, some people experience unexpected breakthrough bleeding or spotting, especially initially, but this usually improves over time, and many people do achieve amenorrhea or (the) cessation of menses. Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 21 May 2025 During menses, low estrogen and progesterone levels help shed the uterine lining (endometrium). Carley Millhone, Health, 13 Dec. 2024 Your hormones may also have started cycling, which will onset menses again. Christin Perry, Parents, 26 June 2024 And dying young, of course, is another surefire way to avoid racking up an excessive number of lifetime menses. Laura Kolbe, The New York Review of Books, 18 Jan. 2024 Early onset of menses and late menopause are also risk factors, according to Worley. Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 19 Sep. 2023

Word History

Etymology

Middle English menske honor, from Old Norse mennska humanity; akin to Old English man

First Known Use

circa 1500, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mense was circa 1500

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“Mense.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mense. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.

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