menopause

2 definitions found

menopause - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Menopause \Men"o*pause\, n. [Gr. mh`n month + ? to cause to
     cease. See Menses.] (Med.)
     The period of natural cessation of menstruation. See Change of life
     , under Change.
     [1913 Webster] Menopoma

menopause - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  menopause
      n 1: the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle
           ends [syn: menopause, climacteric, change of life]