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men·o·pause

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–noun Physiology.

1.	the period of permanent cessation of menstruation, usually occurring between the ages of 45 and 55.

2.	male menopause.

[Origin: 1870–75; < F ménopause. See meno-, pause

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men·o·pause Audio Help (měn'ə-pôz') Pronunciation Key
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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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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
noun
the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
menopause [ˈmenəˌpoːz] noun

the time when a woman's menstruation stops, around the age of 50

Arabic:	إنْقِطاع الحَيْض
Chinese (Simplified):	绝经期, 更年期
Chinese (Traditional):	絕經期, 更年期
Czech:	přechod, menopauza
Danish:	overgangsalder
Estonian:	menopaus
Hungarian:	klimax
Indonesian:	menopause
Italian:	menopausa

Latvian:	menopauze, klimaktērijs
Lithuanian:	menopauzė
Norwegian:	klimakteriet, overgangsalder
Russian:	менопауза
Slovak:	menopauza, klimaktérium
Slovenian:	menopavza
Spanish:	menopausia
Swedish:	menopaus, klimakterium
Turkish:	âdet, *aybaşı kesilimi

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menopause Audio Help (měn'ə-pôz') Pronunciation Key
The time at which menstruation ceases, occurring usually between 45 and 55 years of age in humans.

American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
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.

[Chapter:] Medicine and Health

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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.

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