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postmenopause

postmenopause noun: the period in which menopause no longer occurs; often defined as the first full year in which no menstruation occurs.

Noun

postmenopause (uncountable)

  1. The period in which menopause no longer occurs; often defined as the first full year in which no menstruation occurs.

Origin of postmenopause

From post- + menopause.

Questions about postmenopause

What does postmenopause mean?
Postmenopause means the period in which menopause no longer occurs; often defined as the first full year in which no menstruation occurs.
What part of speech is postmenopause?
Postmenopause is a noun.

Words near postmenopause in the dictionary

  1. postmenarchial
  2. postmeningitic
  3. postmeningitis
  4. postmenopausal
  5. postmenopausally
  6. postmenopause
  7. postmenstrual
  8. postmenstrually
  9. postmental
  10. postmentum
  11. postmerger

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