Meaning of "tore embery fingers against..."

[all potted out]

Dear Teachers,

I read this passage that describes premenstual syndrome:

"The blood rolled and splashed, and bits of matter tore embery fingers against her insides."

I can't find "embery" in my dictionary and can't figure out what it meant by "tore embery fingers against her insides". Could you explain to me?

[Yankee]

Hi apo

I assume that "embery" means "like embers". Embers are the glowing remnants of a fire. Embers can burn you (cause pain) and also have a reddish glow. So the imagery seems to fit the context.

Are you a woman, APO? I mean, do you know from first-hand experience what premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is?

As a description of PMS, I personally find the sentence pretty weird.

Amy
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[all potted out]

Hi, Amy,

Thanks for your reply. This doesn't match with my experience, either. I guess the writer just based on his imagination and tried to give PMS a rather artictic description.

[Yankee]

[Tom]

[Yankee]

Hi Tom

I used "I mean" to indicate that the question that was being asked was actually rephrasing of the previous question.

Amy
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