Definitions for menopauseˈmɛn əˌpɔz
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
men•o•pauseˈmɛn əˌpɔz(n.)
the period of natural cessation of menstruation, usu. occurring between the ages of 45 and 55.
Category: Physiology
Origin of menopause:
1870–75; < F
men`o•pau′sal(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
menopause, climacteric, change of life(noun)
the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends
Wiktionary
menopause(Noun)
The ending of menstruation; the time in a woman's life when this happens.
Origin: From menopausis, from ἔμμηνος + παῦσις. Equivalent to .
Webster Dictionary
Menopause(noun)
the period of natural cessation of menstruation. See Change of life, under Change
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Menopause
The last menstrual period. Permanent cessation of menses (MENSTRUATION) is usually defined after 6 to 12 months of AMENORRHEA in a woman over 45 years of age. In the United States, menopause generally occurs in women between 48 and 55 years of age.
Translations for menopause
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
menopause(noun)
the time when a woman's menstruation stops, around the age of 50.
- menopouseAfrikaans
- إنْقِطاع الحَيْضArabic
- менопаузаBulgarian
- menopausaPortuguese (BR)
- přechod, menopauzaCzech
- die WecheljahreGerman
- overgangsalderDanish
- εμμηνόπαυσηGreek
- menopausiaSpanish
- menopausEstonian
- یائسگیFarsi
- vaihdevuodetFinnish
- ménopauseFrench
- תְּקוּפַת הַבּלוּתHebrew
- मासिक धर्म का बंद हो जानाHindi
- menopauzaCroatian
- klimaxHungarian
- menopauseIndonesian
- menopausaItalian
- 月経閉止期Japanese
- 폐경기Korean
- menopauzėLithuanian
- menopauze, klimaktērijsLatvian
- putus haidMalay
- menopauze, overgangDutch
- klimakteriet, overgangsalderNorwegian
- menopauzaPolish
- ،دوره كه عادت ماهوار به طور طبعيى قطع مى گردد یائسگیPersian
- د مياشتنى عادت د قطع كيدا دورهPashto
- менопаузаRussian
- menopauza, klimaktériumSlovak
- menopavzaSlovenian
- menopauzaSerbian
- menopaus, klimakteriumSwedish
- ช่วงอายุของผู้หญิงที่ประจำเดือนหมด (ระหว่างอายุ 40-50 ปี)Thai
- âdet/aybaşı kesilimiTurkish
- 停經, 更年期Chinese (Trad.)
- менопаузаUkrainian
- حیض کا بند ہوناUrdu
- sự mãn kinhVietnamese
- 绝经期，更年期Chinese (Simp.)
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