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menarche|məˈnɑːkiː|
[a. G. menarche (E. H. Kisch 1895, in Berl. klin. Wochenschr. 30 Sept. 848/1), f. Gr. µήν month + ἀρχή beginning.]
The first appearance of menstruation.
1900in Dorland Med. Dict. 1905Index-Catal. Library Surg.-General's Office X. 670/1 (heading) Menarche. See Menstruation (Commencement of). 1910M. E. Paul tr. Kisch's Sexual Life of Woman i. 83 The diseases of the female genital organs at the time of the menarche are very various. 1949E. B. Hurlock Adolescent Development ii. 41 It may be only a few days or it may be nearly a year after the menarche before the pubescent girl menstruates again. 1949M. Mead Male & Female iii. viii. 178 In Samoa, there is no social stress on menarche. 1966Lancet 31 Dec. 1453/2 No significant association was found between cervical cancer and abstinence from intercourse during or shortly after the menses; median age at menarche; regularity of the menstrual cycle, [etc.].
Add: Hence meˈnarcheal (also occas. meˈnarchial) a., of or at menarche.
1936Jrnl. Pediatrics VIII. 55 Scheyer studied the relation between body build and menarcheal age in 300 adult patients. [1942Mazer & Israel Diagn. & Treatm. Menstrual Disorders ii. 35 A study of 175 postmenarchial and 175 premenarchial girls.] 1962P. Blos On Adolescence i. 6 The mean menarchial age of 13.5 in the United States. 1991Utne Reader July–Aug. 36/1 Celebrations elevate the menarcheal girl to a position of great respect in the society. |
