Topic: MEDICINE
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| Date: | 1800-1900 |
| Origin: | meno- 'menstruation' (from Greek men 'month') + Greek pausis ( PAUSE2) |
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men‧o‧pause
[singular, uncountable]
[singular, uncountable]HBHM the time when a woman stops menstruatting, which usually happens around the age of 50 [↪ male menopause]: After the menopause a woman cannot bear a child.
After the menopause a woman cannot bear a child. —menopausal adjective
adjective