menopause
- the period of permanent cessation of menstruation, usually occurring between the ages of 45 and 55.
- male menopause.
Origin of menopause
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.
Your Puffy-Face Moments, Inspired by Ashley JuddApril 13, 2012
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."
Treatise on the Diseases of WomenLydia E. Pinkham
On the other hand, it is common in insane females and in normal women after the menopause.
Criminal ManGina Lombroso-Ferrero
The age at which menstruation ceases is called the menopause or climacteric.
WomanWilliam J. Robinson
In the chapter on menstruation I referred briefly to the menopause.
WomanWilliam J. Robinson
On the other hand the Mo seem to have no special rites to mark the menopause.
Indo-China and Its Primitive PeopleHenry Baudesson
menopause
- the period during which a woman's menstrual cycle ceases, normally occurring at an age of 45 to 50Nontechnical name: change of life
Word Origin for menopause
Word Origin and History for menopause
menopause
(mĕn′ə-pôz′)- The cessation of menstruation, occurring usually between the ages of 45 and 55.climacteric
menopause
- The time at which menstruation ceases, occurring usually between 45 and 55 years of age in humans.
menopause
The period in a woman's life when her menstrual cycles stop. Menopause typically occurs between the ages of forty-five and fifty-five.