menopause
noun
ˈmē-\
Definition of menopause
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ˌmē-
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adjective
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If your mom went through early menopause, for example, getting your hormone levels tested could give you a little more insight about having kids earlier or freezing your eggs. — Macaela Mackenzie, Glamour, "Do You Need a Fertility Test—Even If You’re Not Trying to Get Pregnant?," 13 Dec. 2018 While those data points may be useful to some users, Fitbit’s female health tracking is still far behind other dedicated apps, which offers comprehensive tools for family planning and menopause tracking. — Natt Garun, The Verge, "Fitbit OS 3.0 brings more third-party app support, including Couch to 5K," 17 Dec. 2018 The Fertilome test on its own looks for variants linked with reproductive health conditions including: Primary Ovarian Insufficiency (POI): A condition that leads to early menopause. — Sally Holmes, Marie Claire, "Can This Test Tell You When You Should Have a Baby?," 1 Oct. 2018 And most women hit menopause and stop menstruating around 51. — Sarah Klein, Health.com, "Brigitte Nielsen Is Pregnant at 54–Is That Even Safe?," 31 May 2018 Some women may lose as much as 20 percent of their bone density in the five to seven years following menopause. — Andreas Arauer, USA TODAY, "Why aren’t we talking about osteoporosis?," 30 May 2018 Its $80 nighties, for example, are made of Xirotex, a new fabric that fights moisture, bacteria, and odor and is said to be good for menopause. — Chavie Lieber, Vox, "Getting a good night’s sleep is a luxury — and can come at a high price.," 9 Oct. 2018 Bates said that her doctor told her the night sweats were unrelated to the flu and marked the advent of menopause. — Sandra G. Boodman, Washington Post, "Her doctor said she had the flu. It took years to find the real, and strange, illness.," 23 June 2018 The restaurant is devoted to Chinese herbs, but nobody is going to tell you which of the soups is designed to ease menopause and which is effective against coughs. — Jonathan Gold, latimes.com, "There’s crocodile and hog stomach, but Jonathan Gold is all about the crusty rice at Nature Pagoda," 6 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'menopause.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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menopause
noun
English Language Learners Definition of menopause
: the time in a woman's life when blood stops flowing from her body each month : the time when a woman stops menstruating
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menopause
noun
ˈmēn-
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Medical Definition of menopause
— called also climacteric, climax
— compare perimenopauseOther Words from menopause
ˌmēn-
\
adjective
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