Hypertext Webster Gateway: "menopause"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Menopause \Men"o*pause\, n. [Gr. ? month + ? to cause to cease.
See {Menses}.] (Med.)
The period of natural cessation of menstruation. See {Change
of life}, under {Change}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
menopause
n : the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends
[syn: {climacteric}, {change of life}]
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