MENOPAUSE
NOUNS
► CHANGING LIFE menopause → 1968 Amer. dial.
► CLIMACTERY the menopause → 1887
► HOT FLASH a sudden spell of sweating, dilation of the blood vessels in the skin of the head and chest area, and a suffocating feeling; experienced by woman during menopause → colloq.
► MENO menopause → 1920s sl.
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