Go to MSN Homeencarta®
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Click to move up the list of words
Mennonite
meno
meno-
meno mosso
menology
Menominee (1)
Menominee (2)
Menomonee Falls
menopause
menorah
menorrhagia
menorrhea
menorrhoea
mens rea
mens sana in corpore sano
Mensa
mensal (1)
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

menopause
men·o·pause [ ménnə pàwz ]


noun 
Definition:
 
end of menstruation: the time in a woman's life when menstruation diminishes and ceases, usually between the ages of 45 and 50
[Late 19th century. <meno- + Greek pausis "pause" < pausein "to stop"]

men·o·paus·al [ mènnə páwz'l ] adjective
men·o·paus·ic [ mènnə páwzik ] adjective
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement
© 2009 Microsoft