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• (the) change of life — the change of life UK US noun informal the menopause Thesaurus: menstruation and the menstrual cyclehyponym …   Useful english dictionary

• Menopause — Change of Life redirects here. For the Eureka Seven episode, see Change of Life (Eureka Seven). For the Goodies episode, see Change of Life (The Goodies). Menopause Classification and external resources ICD 10 N95.0 ICD 9 …   Wikipedia

• menopause — /men euh pawz /, n. Physiol. 1. the period of permanent cessation of menstruation, usually occurring between the ages of 45 and 55. 2. See male menopause. [1870 75; < F ménopause. See MENO , PAUSE] * * * Final cessation of menstruation, ending… …   Universalium

• menopause — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ early, premature ▪ male ▪ The male menopause affects men who are approaching middle age. (BrE) ▪ Male menopause affects men who are approaching middle age. (AmE) …   Collocations dictionary

• menopause — Permanent cessation of the menses; termination of the menstrual life. [meno + G. pausis, cessation] premature m. failure of cyclic ovarian function before age 40. SYN: premature …   Medical dictionary

• menopause — climacteric; n. the time in a woman s life when the ovaries cease to produce an egg cell every four weeks: menstruation ceases and the woman is no longer able to bear children. The menopause can occur at any age between the middle thirties and… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• menopause — men|o|pause [ˈmenəpo:z US po:z] n [singular, U] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: meno menstruation (from Greek men month ) + Greek pausis ( PAUSE2)] the time when a woman stops menstruatting, which usually happens around the age of 50 →↑male menopause ▪ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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• menopause — [[t]me̱nəpɔːz[/t]] N SING: also no det The menopause is the time during which a woman gradually stops menstruating, usually when she is about fifty years old. Derived words: menopausal ADJ A menopausal woman of average build and height requires… …   English dictionary

• the change —    1. the menopause    A shortened form of the standard English change of life:     Too young for the change, I suppose. (J. Trollope, 1992)    2. obsolete    to grow into a difficult or stupid child    Babies born wise and beautiful grew up… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• the change of life — UK / US noun informal the menopause …   English dictionary