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menopause

(men′ə pôz′)

noun

the permanent cessation of menstruation, normally beginning between the ages of 45 and 50, or the period during which this occurs; female climacteric; change of life

Origin: < Gr mēn (gen. mēnos), month, moon + pauein, to bring to an end: see pause

Related Forms:

menopausal adjective

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noun

The permanent cessation of menstruation, occurring usually between the ages of 45 and 55.
The period during which such cessation occurs.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin mēnopausis

Origin: : meno-

Origin: + Greek pausis, pause; see pause

Related Forms:

menˌo·pausˈal adjective

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