climacteric
climacteric
Definition
cli·mac·teric (klī mak′tər ik, klī′mak ter′ik)
noun
- a period in the life of a person when an important physiological change occurs; specif., the period of menopause
- any crucial period
Etymology: L climactericus < Gr klimaktērikos < klimaktēr, round of a ladder < klimax, ladder: see climax
adjective
of or resembling a climacteric; crucial
also climacterical cli′·mac·ter′i·cal
climacteric
Synonyms
climacteric
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- call: All fruits that ripen in response to ethene show a characteristic rise in respiratory rate before the ripening phase, called a climacteric.
Modifies a noun
- symptom: REFERENCES Greene, J. G. ( 1976 ) A factor analytic study of climacteric symptoms.
- fruit: The other major exception is climacteric fruits, in which a marked rise in respiratory rate accompanies ripening.
- syndrome: Vitamin E and climacteric syndrome: failure of effective control as measured by menopausal index.
- complaint: Black cohosh and St. John's wort for climacteric complaints: a randomized trial.
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