Menopause

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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