ménopause

See also: Menopause, menopause, and ménopausé

French

Etymology

From méno- +‎ -pause, coined by French physician Charles de Gardanne in 1821.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /me.nɔ.poz/
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Noun

ménopause f (plural ménopauses)

menopause (period in a woman's life when menstruation becomes irregular and less frequent before eventually stopping altogether)
Coordinate term: andropause

Derived terms

ménopausé

Further reading

“ménopause”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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