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men·o·pause

 (mĕn′ə-pôz′)
n.
1. The permanent cessation of menstruation, usually occurring between the ages of 45 and 55.
2. The period during which such cessation occurs. In both sense, also called climacteric.
[New Latin mēnopausis : meno- + Greek pausis, pause; see pause.]
men′o·paus′al adj.
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menopause

(ˈmɛnəʊˌpɔːz)
n
(Physiology) the period during which a woman's menstrual cycle ceases, normally occurring at an age of 45 to 50. Nontechnical name: change of life
[C19: from French, from Greek mēn month + pausis halt]
ˌmenoˈpausal, ˌmenoˈpausic adj
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men•o•pause

(ˈmɛn əˌpɔz)

n.
the period of natural cessation of menstruation, usu. occurring between the ages of 45 and 55.
[1870–75; < French]
men`o•pau′sal, adj.
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men·o·pause

(mĕn′ə-pôz′)
The time at which menstruation ceases, occurring usually between 45 and 55 years of age in humans.
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menopause

When a woman stops menstruating because she has passed childbearing age. This is usually between the ages of 45 and 50.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.menopause - the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle endsmenopause - the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends
change of life, climacteric
biological time - the time of various biological processes
middle age - the time of life between youth and old age (e.g., between 40 and 60 years of age)
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Translations
إنْقِطاع الحَيْضسِنّ الْيَأسِ
menopauzapřechod
overgangsalder
menopaussivaihdevuodet
menopauza
klimax
閉経期
갱년기
menopauze, klimakterijs
klimakterium
ช่วงวัยหมดประจำเดือน
âdet/aybaşı kesilimimenopoz
sự mãn kinh

menopause

[ˈmenəʊpɔːz] N → menopausia f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

menopause

[ˈmɛnəpɔːz] n → ménopause f
the menopause → la ménopause
to go through the menopause → traverser la ménopause
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

menopause

n → Wechseljahre pl, → Menopause f (spec)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

menopause

[ˈmɛnəʊpɔːz] n → menopausa
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

menopause

(ˈmenəˌpoːz) noun
the time when a woman's menstruation stops, around the age of 50.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

menopause

→ سِنّ الْيَأسِ menopauza overgangsalder Wechseljahre εμμηνόπαυση menopausia vaihdevuodet ménopause menopauza menopausa 閉経期 갱년기 menopauze overgangsalder menopauza menopausa менопауза klimakterium ช่วงวัยหมดประจำเดือน menopoz sự mãn kinh 更年期
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men·o·pause

n. menopausia, cambio de vida en la mujer adulta, terminación de la etapa de reproducción y disminución de la producción hormonal.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

menopause

n menopausia
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