menopause

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

meno·pause [menopause menopauses] BrE [ˈmenəpɔːz] NAmE [ˈmenəpɔːz] (also informal the ˈchange (of life)) noun uncountable (often the menopause)singular
the time during which a woman gradually stops menstruating, usually at around the age of 50
•to reach (the) menopause
•Women experience many emotional and physical changes during the menopause.
•My husband says he's going through the male menopause!
Derived Word: ↑menopausal
See also: ↑change

Word Origin:
late 19th cent.: from modern Latin menopausis (from meno- (from Greek mēn ‘month’) and ↑pause).

Example Bank:
•The male menopause is said to affect men who are approaching middle age.
•a disease that can afflict women past the menopause

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  climacteric, change of life