menopausal

American  

[men-uh-paw-zuhl] / ˌmɛn əˈpɔ zəl /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of menopause.

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Other Word Forms

• postmenopausal adjective
• premenopausal adjective

Etymology

Origin of menopausal

First recorded in 1905–10; menopause + -al ¹

Example Sentences

Good to know that Behar thinks Jones isn’t capable of experiencing menopausal symptoms despite Jones experiencing menopausal symptoms right in front of her face.

From Los Angeles Times

“So what is ‘medically necessary’ is this very vague thing when it comes to menopausal care.”

From Los Angeles Times

Also, and this is important, there is so much for menopausal women to be enraged about, as JD Vance so generously reminds us.

From Salon

Systemic estrogen is used to treat a wider array of menopausal symptoms, and results in estrogen circulating throughout the bloodstream.

From The Wall Street Journal

As a medical student, I witnessed a menopausal woman endure a battery of expensive tests because her medical team failed to recognize classic menopausal symptoms.

From The Wall Street Journal