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əˌpɔz noun Physiology.
1.
the period of permanent cessation of menstruation, usually occurring between the ages of 45 and 55.
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menopause (ˈmɛnəʊˌpɔːz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| Nontechnical name: change of life the period during which a woman's menstrual cycle ceases, normally occurring at an age of 45 to 50 | |
| [C19: from French, from Greek mēn month + pausis halt] | |
| meno'pausal | |
| —adj | |
| meno'pausic | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
menopause
1872, from Fr. ménopause, from Gk. men (gen. menos) "month" + pausis "a cessation, a pause," from pauein "to cause to cease."
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
menopause men·o·pause (měn'ə-pôz')
n.
The period marked by the natural and permanent cessation of menstruation, occurring usually between the ages of 45 and 55.
men'o·paus'al adj.
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Science Dictionary
| menopause (měn'ə-pôz') Pronunciation Key
The time at which menstruation ceases, occurring usually between 45 and 55 years of age in humans. |
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
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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Example sentences
She was in the latter half of her fortieth year, quite well preserved and seemingly had not yet reached her menopause.
It is common during menopause for a migraine pattern to improve for no apparent reason.
Kava enthusiasts claim that it can ease anything from anxiety and insomnia to menopause.
They exceeded anything that had been described to me as the gradual coming of menopause.
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