Organism Function
postmenopause
Subclass of:
Menopause
Definitions related to postmenopause:
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Period following menopause, permanent cessation of menstruation; often refers to women of late middle age or older.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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The period in a woman's life lasting from the end of perimenopause until the end of life.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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The physiological period following the MENOPAUSE, the permanent cessation of the menstrual life.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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