menopause

menopause
noun
ADJECTIVE
early, premature
male

The male menopause affects men who are approaching middle age. (BrE)

Male menopause affects men who are approaching middle age. (AmE)

VERB + MENOPAUSE
approach
enter, reach
experience, go through
PREPOSITION
at menopause, at the menopause (BrE)
after menopause, after the menopause (BrE), past menopause, past the menopause (BrE)

a disease that can afflict women past the menopause

during menopause, during the menopause (BrE)

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  • Menopause — Ménopause Ménopause CIM 10 : E28.3, N95.1 La ménopause, du grec méno, règles et pause, arrêt, appelée aussi âge climatérique, est l arrêt des règles. Lors de la ménopause la femme ne possède plus suffisamment de follicules car ceux ci ont été… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • MÉNOPAUSE — Cessation de l’activité ovarienne de la femme. Habituellement, la ménopause survient vers cinquante ans, avec des variations en plus ou moins de deux à trois ans. Elle peut survenir précocement, dès vingt ou vingt cinq ans, ou prématurément, aux… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • menopause — (n.) 1852 (from 1845 as a French word in English), from Fr. ménopause, from medical Latin menopausis, from Gk. men (gen. menos) month (see MOON (Cf. moon) (n.)) + pausis a cessation, a pause, from pauein to cause to cease (see PAUSE (Cf. pause)… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Menopause — Men o*pause, n. [Gr. mh n month + ? to cause to cease. See {Menses}.] (Med.) The period of natural cessation of menstruation. See {Change of life}, under {Change}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Menopause — (griech.), das Aufhören der Menstruation in den sogen. klimakterischen Jahren …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Menopause — (grch.), Zeit des Nachlassens der Menstruation (s.d.) …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • menopause — ► NOUN ▪ the ceasing of menstruation or the period in a woman s life (typically between 45 and 50) when this occurs. DERIVATIVES menopausal adjective. ORIGIN from Greek m n month + PAUSE(Cf. ↑pause) …   English terms dictionary

  • menopause — [men′ə pôz΄] n. [< Gr mēn (gen. mēnos), month, MOON + pauein, to bring to an end: see PAUSE] the permanent cessation of menstruation, normally beginning between the ages of 45 and 50, or the period during which this occurs; female climacteric; …   English World dictionary

  • Menopause — Change of Life redirects here. For the Eureka Seven episode, see Change of Life (Eureka Seven). For the Goodies episode, see Change of Life (The Goodies). Menopause Classification and external resources ICD 10 N95.0 ICD 9 …   Wikipedia

  • Ménopause — Classification internationale des maladies CIM 10 : E28.3, N95.1 La ménopause, du grec méno, règles et pause, arrêt, appelée aussi âge climatérique, est l arrêt des règles. Lors de la ménopause, la femme ne possède plus suffisamment de follicules …   Wikipédia en Français

  • menopause — /men euh pawz /, n. Physiol. 1. the period of permanent cessation of menstruation, usually occurring between the ages of 45 and 55. 2. See male menopause. [1870 75; < F ménopause. See MENO , PAUSE] * * * Final cessation of menstruation, ending… …   Universalium

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