menopause

[men-uh-pawz] /ˈmɛn əˌpɔz/

noun, Physiology

the period of permanent cessation of menstruation, usually occurring between the ages of 45 and 55.

male menopause.

Origin

1870-75; < French ménopause. See meno-, pause

Examples from the web for menopause

It then declines with age and eventually approaches zero at menopause.
Yams to slow the onslaught of hot flashes during menopause.
With menopause and the loss of fertility, lips lose their fullness.
Hot flashes are a staple of menopause jokes, but there is nothing funny about them, and certainly nothing imaginary.
Excessive sweating may also be a symptom of menopause.
Still others who rarely report headaches when they were younger experience headaches after menopause.
She was in the latter half of her fortieth year, quite well preserved and seemingly had not yet reached her menopause.
Not that everything is daisies and champagne after menopause: each age comes with its own baggage.
They exceeded anything that had been described to me as the gradual coming of menopause.
My skin structure collapsed early, before menopause, probably due to the low-fat diet.

British Dictionary definitions for menopause

menopause

/ˈmɛnəʊˌpɔːz/

noun

the period during which a woman's menstrual cycle ceases, normally occurring at an age of 45 to 50 Nontechnical name change of life

Derived Forms

menopausal, (rare) menopausic, adjective

Word Origin

C19: from French, from Greek mēn month + pausis halt

Word Origin and History for menopause

1852 (from 1845 as a French word in English), from French ménopause, from medical Latin menopausis, from Greek men (genitive menos) "month" (see moon (n.)) + pausis "a cessation, a pause," from pauein "to cause to cease" (see pause (n.)). Earlier it was change of life.

menopause in Medicine

menopause men·o·pause (měn'ə-pôz')
n.
The period marked by the natural and permanent cessation of menstruation, occurring usually between the ages of 45 and 55.

men'o·paus'al adj.

menopause in Science

menopause

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

menopause in Culture

menopause [(men-uh-pawz)]

The period in a woman's life when her menstrual cycles stop. Menopause typically occurs between the ages of forty-five and fifty-five.