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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s Proto-Hellenic *méns Ancient Greek μήν (mḗn) French méno- Ancient Greek παύω (paúō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek παῦσις (paûsis)der. Latin pausabor. French -pause French ménopause English menopause Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English menopausal Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English menopausally From menopausal + -ly.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) In terms of, or by means of, the menopause.
Given the cluster of syndromes that occur menopausally, effects of new SERMs on cognition and affect becomes increasingly urgent.
1996, James A. Bristol, Annual Reports in Medicinal Chemistry: Volume 31, page 15:An older woman in our culture runs a high risk of being a poor woman and of being perceived as a menopausally damaged woman.
1993, Joan C. Callahan, Menopause: A Midlife Passage, page 60: