menopause 
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meno·pause (men′ə pôz′)
Related Forms:
- menopausal men′o·paus′al adjective
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Alternate definitions:
Converse of object
- undergo: Studies on middle-aged women who underwent a surgical menopause have provided more useful evidence.
Preposition: before
- age: Some women experience a natural menopause before the age of 40.
Adjective modifier
- premature: Women going through a premature menopause are likely to turn first to their GP.
Modifies a noun
- symptom: What can I do about these early menopause symptoms?
Preposition: in
- woman: In the male, there does not appear to be a change equivalent to the menopause in women.
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There's something great about going through the menopause and being in your 50s.You trade in that youthful thing, where everything isbrand new.You swap it hopefully for some kind of wisdom; all the stuff you've learned. And I think HRTand plastic surgery kind of stopped that.
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