noun
courses
KAW-sihz
noun
1
A somewhat dated or clinical way of referring to a woman's menstrual period.
"The old medical text referred to menstruation simply as "her courses.""
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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn older term for a woman's monthly period; more commonly you'll see "course" used for classes, routes, or meal stages (see the entry for "course").
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