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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
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