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| 1. | the period of permanent cessation of menstruation, usually occurring between the ages of 45 and 55. |
| 2. | male menopause. |
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| men·o·pause
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n. The period marked by the natural and permanent cessation of menstruation, occurring usually between the ages of 45 and 55. [New Latin mēnopausis : meno- + Greek pausis, pause; see pause.] men'o·paus'al adj. |
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menopause
1872, from Fr. ménopause, from Gk. men (gen. menos) "month" + pausis "a cessation, a pause," from pauein "to cause to cease." Opposite of menarche "onset of menstruation," 1900, from Ger. (1895), from Gk. arkhe "beginning."
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| menopause | |
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| the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends |
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menopause [ˈmenəˌpoːz] noun
the time when a woman's menstruation stops, around the age of 50
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| menopause
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The time at which menstruation ceases, occurring usually between 45 and 55 years of age in humans. |
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menopause [(men-uh-pawz)]
The period in a woman's life when her menstrual cycles stop. Menopause typically occurs between the ages of forty-five and fifty-five.
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Menopause
Men"o*pause\, n. [Gr. ? month + ? to cause to cease. See Menses.] (Med.) The period of natural cessation of menstruation. See Change of life, under Change.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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