Definizione monolingua

menarche

menarche (plural menarches)

1. The onset of menstruation; the beginning of the menstrual period. A girls first period.
   • 1973, Patrick OBrian, HMS Surprise:

     How old is she? Nine? Ten? The menarche is not far off – a hint of a bosom, poor child.

   • 1978, Benjamin Walker, Encyclopedia of Metaphysical Medicine, Routledge 1978, p. 252:

     The most potent and indeed dangerous of all menstrual blood was the menarche, the first days flow of the first menstruation of a virgin girl.

Definizione dizionario menarche

	menarca
	The first menstrual period of a girl which occurs during puberty.

Altri significati:

first menstruation

The onset of menstruation; the beginning of the menstrual period. A girl's first period.