menopausal

Variant of menopause

menopause definition

meno·pause (men′ə pôz′)

noun

the permanent cessation of menstruation, normally beginning between the ages of 45 and 50, or the period during which this occurs; female climacteric; change of life

Etymology: < Gr mēn (gen. mēnos), month, moon + pauein, to bring to an end: see pause

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