Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The permanent cessation of menstruation, usually occurring between the ages of 45 and 55.
- noun The period during which such cessation occurs.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The final cessation of the menses or monthly courses of women, which occurs normally between the ages of forty-five and fifty; the end of menstruation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) The period of natural cessation of menstruation. See Change of life, under
change .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The ending of
menstruation ; the time in a woman's life when this happens.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Often people use the term menopause to refer to the entire menopause transition.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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Often people use the term menopause to refer to the entire menopause transition.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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Often people use the term menopause to refer to the entire menopause transition.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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Often people use the term menopause to refer to the entire menopause transition.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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Many people do not realize that the word menopause is actually just a shortened version of the word manyminimenopause, which describes the many mini menopauses a woman has before she finally can say goodbye to those annoying monthly interruptions of normal life. on 10 Sep 2007 at 9: 35 am Heather
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Writer Unboxed’s CONTEST, CONTEST! 2007
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Her GYN/Oncologist came by and explained ... as Maggie told me, he said this means because Maggie is in menopause, she in no longer a cervical cancer risk.
Archive 2009-10-01 2009
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A National Institutes of Health study finds that what was once called "premature menopause" is not a reason to give up hope of conceiving. health | Comment | Recommend
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Q: Someone has told me that menopause is mentioned in the bible.
Questions and Answers from the AARP Forum « You Got to be Kidding's Blog 2009
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It's not like your menopause is going to wait for the next big randomized, placebo controlled trial.
Seven Things To Know About Hormones - My Take aka TBTAM 2009
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Her GYN/Oncologist came by and explained ... as Maggie told me, he said this means because Maggie is in menopause, she in no longer a cervical cancer risk.
One Week After Emergency Abdominal Surgery Maggie Jochild Is Still In Intensive Care 2009
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Yet the word ‘menopause’ was invented as recently as 1821, by French doctor Charles-Pierre-Louis de Gardanne.
A time of change: a history of our understanding of the menopause 2022
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The word “menopause” itself was coined by a French physician in 1821; by then, there were colloquial expressions for it in Europe, such as “women’s hell.”
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word menopause
Menopause, a portmanteau of <i>menstrual</i> and <i>pause</i>.
February 28, 2020