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menopause

Noun

men=o=pause

1 in 1 verses (in OT : 1 in 1 verses)

WORDNET DICTIONARY

menopause(n = noun.time) change of life, climacteric - the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends; Array

is a kind of biological time

is a part of middle age

Derived form adjective menopausal₁

menopause, n. [Gr. mh`n month + to cause to cease. See Menses.].

The period of natural cessation of menstruation. See Change of life, under Change. [1913 Webster]

menopause, n.
1 the ceasing of menstruation.
2 the period in a woman's life (usu. between 45 and 50) when this occurs (see also male menopause).

Derivative

menopausal adj.

Etymology

mod.L menopausis (as MENO-, PAUSE)

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