climacterium

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κλιμακτήρ (klimaktḗr).

Noun

climacterium (plural climacteria)

1. (medicine) The bodily and mental changes linked to the reproductive and endocrine function in men and women occurring during the latter part of middle age.

   Synonym: climacteric

Related terms

• climacterial

Translations

Translations

• Danish: klimakterium n, klimakterie n
• Dutch: climacterium (nl) n
• Esperanto: klimaktero
• Finnish: klimakterium (fi) sg
• German: Klimakterium (de) n
• Ido: klimaterio (io)
• Italian: climaterio (it) m
• Polish: klimakterium n, klimaks (pl) (colloquial)
• Spanish: climaterio (es) m
• Swedish: klimakterium (sv) n

See also

• andropause
• menopause