MENOPAUSAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does menopausal mean? 

• MENOPAUSAL (adjective)
  The adjective MENOPAUSAL has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to the menopause

  Familiarity information: MENOPAUSAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MENOPAUSAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the menopause

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

menopause (the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends)

Derivation:

menopause (the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends)

 Context examples 

Follicle-Stimulating Hormone and Luteinizing Hormone excreted in the urine of post-menopausal women.

(Human Menopausal Gonadotropin, NCI Thesaurus)

An uncommon, aggressive malignant smooth muscle neoplasm, usually occurring in post-menopausal women.

(Leiomyosarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Therapy to reduce the effects of menopausal symptoms.

(Menopausal Symptoms Attenuation, NCI Thesaurus)

A substance taken from the roots has been used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat menstrual and menopausal problems.

(Dong quai, NCI Dictionary)

The administration of estrogen, especially in postmenopausal women, to relieve menopausal symptoms and to protect against osteoporosis and heart disease.

(Estrogen replacement therapy, NCI Thesaurus)

It may also be a sign of a benign (not cancer) growth, such as a cyst or polyp or, in menopausal women, of low hormone levels.

(ASCUS, NCI Dictionary)

In females, it affects middle aged to post-menopausal women.

(Adult Type Granulosa Cell Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called hormone replacement therapy and menopausal hormone therapy.

(HRT, NCI Dictionary)

Also called HRT and menopausal hormone therapy.

(Hormone Replacement Therapy, NCI Dictionary)

A rare genetic disorder characterized by the development of painful lipomas during adulthood, especially in menopausal women.

(Adiposis Dolorosa, NCI Thesaurus)