VICARIOUS MENSTRUATION
\vɪkˈe͡əɹɪəs mˌɛnstɹuːˈe͡ɪʃən], \vɪkˈeəɹɪəs mˌɛnstɹuːˈeɪʃən], \v_ɪ_k_ˈeə_ɹ_ɪ__ə_s m_ˌɛ_n_s_t_ɹ_uː_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of VICARIOUS MENSTRUATION
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Menstrual flow from some part or organ other than the vagina.
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habitual monthly discharge from an abnormal situation.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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A hemorrhage from some other part than the genital tract, due to the menstrual effort and unaccompanied by any true menstrual discharge. The term is occasionally applied to vicarious discharges that are not bloody. [Lat.]
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See under menstruation. [Lat.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
