Menopause Definition

mĕnə-pôz
noun
The permanent cessation of menstruation, normally occurring around the age of 50
Webster's New World
The period of time preceding this cessation, normally beginning between the ages of 45 and 50; perimenopause.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Menopause

Noun

Singular:
menopause
Plural:
menopauses

Origin of Menopause

  • From Latin menopausis, from Ancient Greek ἔμμηνος (emmÄ“nos, “monthly") + παῦσις (pausis, “pause"). Equivalent to meno- +"Ž -pause.

    From Wiktionary

  • New Latin mēnopausis meno– Greek pausis pause pause

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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