Term: menstrual cycle: a recurring cycle (beginning at menarche and ending at menopause) in which the endometrial lining of the uterus prepares for pregnancy; if pregnancy does not occur the lining is shed at menstruation
Broader: cycle: a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon | Unrelated: fastening: the act of fastening things together
Broader: cycle: a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon | Unrelated: pale ale: an amber colored ale brewed with pale malts; similar to bitter but drier and lighter
Broader: cycle: a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon | Unrelated: gradual: (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass
Broader: cycle: a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon | Unrelated: top of the line: the best (most expensive) in a given line of merchandise
Broader: cycle: a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon | Unrelated: precipitation: the process of forming a chemical precipitate
Broader: cycle: a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon | Unrelated: widowhood: the state of being a widow who has not remarried
Broader: cycle: a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon | Unrelated: jaboticaba: tough-skinned purple grapelike tropical fruit grown in Brazil
Broader: cycle: a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon | Unrelated: kernig's sign: symptom of meningitis; patient cannot extend the leg at the knee when the thigh is flexed because of stiffness in the hamstrings
Broader: cycle: a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon | Unrelated: coal industry: the producers of coal considered collectively
Broader: cycle: a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon | Unrelated: torch song: a popular song concerned with disappointment in love