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A developmental process by which a progressive change in the state of some part of an organism specifically contributes to its ability to form offspring. A process involved in the sexual cycle seen in female mammals, with physiologic changes in the endometrium that recur at regular intervals during the reproductive years. The progression of physiological phases, occurring in the endometrium during the menstrual cycle that recur at regular intervals during the reproductive years. The menstrual cycle is an ovulation cycle where the endometrium is shed if pregnancy does not occur. The cyclic, physiologic discharge through the vagina of blood and endometrial tissues from the nonpregnant uterus. The sloughing of the endometrium and blood vessels during menstruation that results from a drop in progesterone levels. The process whose specific outcome is the progression of an organismal system over time, from its formation to the mature structure. A system is a regularly interacting or interdependent group of organs or tissues that work together to carry out a given biological process.

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GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: menstruation
Acc: GO:0042703
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The cyclic, physiologic discharge through the vagina of blood and endometrial tissues from the nonpregnant uterus.
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GO:0042703 - menstruation (interactive image map)
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