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MENOPAUSE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends
Synonyms:
change of life; climacteric; menopause
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("menopause" is a kind of...):
biological time (the time of various biological processes)
Holonyms ("menopause" is a part of...):
middle age (the time of life between youth and old age (e.g., between 40 and 60 years of age))
Derivation:
menopausal (of or relating to the menopause)
Context examples:
From puberty until menopause, menstruation occurs about every 28 days, but does not occur during pregnancy.
(Menstrual period, NCI Dictionary)
The status of a female with respect to menopause.
(Menopause Status, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
An indicator as to whether the female subject is in menopause.
(Menopause Status, NCI Thesaurus)
One of three naturally occuring estrogens synthesized from androstenedione in the adrenal glands and peripheral tissues by aromatization and is the primary estrogen produced after menopause.
(Estrone, NCI Thesaurus)
One problem is premature ovarian failure, in which the ovaries stop functioning before natural menopause.
(Female Infertility, Dept. of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health)
When a woman goes through menopause, her ovaries stop releasing eggs and make far lower levels of hormones.
(Ovarian Disorders, NIH)
Natural menopause usually occurs around age 50.
(Early menopause, NCI Dictionary)
Personal factors - beginning periods before age 12 or going through menopause after age 55.
(Breast Cancer, NIH: National Cancer Institute)
Describes the time in a woman’s life when menstrual periods become irregular as she approaches menopause.
(Perimenopausal, NCI Dictionary)
These symptoms may change throughout the menstrual cycle and usually stop after menopause.
(Benign breast disease, NCI Dictionary)
