noun Physiology the period of permanent cessation of menstruation, usually occurring between the ages of 45 and 55.
Origin of menopause From the
French word
ménopause, dating back to
1870–75. See
meno- ,
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Examples from the Web for menopause Contemporary Examples of menopause I take calcium and vitamin D supplements, but prescription medications are generally only for women in menopause .
A few years ago my Mom was very sick, I was going into Menopause and was stressed out, tired, puffy and sad.
The results held even after controlling for differences in persistence of symptoms, as well as age and type of menopause .
This situation strikes some as illogical when characters' story lines involve such issues as menopause , aging, and pregnancy.
In 1992, country singer Jonie Mosby Mitchell became the first woman to give birth to a child after menopause .
Historical Examples of menopause The time of its disappearance is known as "the change of life, or menopause ."
On the other hand, it is common in insane females and in normal women after the menopause .
The age at which menstruation ceases is called the menopause or climacteric.
In the chapter on menstruation I referred briefly to the menopause .
On the other hand the Mo seem to have no special rites to mark the menopause .
British Dictionary definitions for menopause noun the period during which a woman's menstrual cycle ceases, normally occurring at an age of 45 to 50 Nontechnical name: change of life
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Derived Forms menopausal or rare menopausic , adjective Word Origin for menopause C19: from French, from Greek mēn month + pausis halt
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Word Origin and History for menopause n. 1852 (from 1845 as a French word in English), from French ménopause , from medical Latin menopausis , from Greek men (genitive menos ) "month" (see moon (n.)) + pausis "a cessation, a pause," from pauein "to cause to cease" (see pause (n.)). Earlier it was change of life .
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
n. The cessation of menstruation, occurring usually between the ages of 45 and 55. climacteric
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Related forms men′o•paus′ al adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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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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The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
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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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