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climacteric
adjective(cli-mac-ter-ic)constituting or relating to a climacteric
climacteric
adjective(cli-mac-ter-ic)critical, crucial
climacteric
noun(cli-mac-ter-ic)a major turning point or critical stage
climacteric
noun(cli-mac-ter-ic)menopause
climacteric
noun(cli-mac-ter-ic)andropause
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noun(cli-mac-ter-ic)a gradual and highly variable decline in the production of androgenic hormones and especially testosterone in the human male together with its associated effects that is held to occur during and after middle age —called also climacteric, male menopause
climacteric
noun(cli-mac-ter-ic)the natural cessation of menstruation that usually occurs between the ages of 45 and 55; also : the period during which such cessation occurs —called also climacteric
climacteric
noun(cli-mac-ter-ic)cessation of menstruation from other than natural causes