phase vs menstrual phase

menstrual phase vs phase

phase and menstrual phase both are nouns.

phase is a verb but menstrual phase is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
phase	Yes	No	Yes	No
menstrual phase	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, menstrual phase is a hyponym of phase; that is, menstrual phase is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than phase:

phase: any distinct time period in a sequence of events
menstrual phase: the phase of the menstrual cycle during which the lining of the uterus is shed (the first day of menstrual flow is considered day 1 of the menstrual cycle)

Other hyponyms of phase include diakinesis, diplotene, leptotene, pachytene, phase of cell division, zygotene, anal phase, anal stage, genital phase, genital stage, latency period, latency phase, latency stage, oral phase, oral stage, phallic phase, phallic stage, chapter, incubation, fertile period, fertile phase, musth, luteal phase, secretory phase, generation, apogee, culmination, seedtime, safe period.

phase (noun)	menstrual phase (noun)
(astronomy) the particular appearance of a body's state of illumination (especially one of the recurring shapes of the part of Earth's moon that is illuminated by the sun)	the phase of the menstrual cycle during which the lining of the uterus is shed (the first day of menstrual flow is considered day 1 of the menstrual cycle)
(physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle

phase (verb)	menstrual phase (verb)
adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition
arrange in phases or stages

Difference between phase and menstrual phase

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