climacteric

cli·mac·ter·ic  (kl-mktr-k, klmk-trk)

n.

1.

a. A period of life characterized by physiological and psychic change that marks the end of the reproductive capacity of women and terminates with the completion of menopause.

b. A corresponding period sometimes occurring in men that may be marked by a reduction in sexual activity, although fertility is retained.

2. A critical period or year in a person's life when major changes in health or fortune are thought to take place.

3. A critical stage, period, or year: "before the end of the millennium, whether [he] lives to see that ecclesiastical climacteric or not" (Conor Cruise O'Brien).

adj.

1. Of or relating to a climacteric.

2. Critical; crucial.

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[From Latin clmactricus, of a dangerous period in life, from Greek klmaktrikos, from klmaktr, dangerous point, rung of a ladder, from klmax, ladder; see climax.]

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climacteric [klaɪˈmæktərɪk ˌklaɪmækˈtɛrɪk]

n

1. a critical event or period

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) another name for menopause

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) the period in the life of a man corresponding to the menopause, chiefly characterized by diminished sexual activity

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany the period during which certain fruits, such as apples, ripen, marked by a rise in the rate of respiration

adj also climacterical [ˌklaɪmækˈtɛrɪk^əl]

involving a crucial event or period

[from Latin clīmactēricus, from Greek klimaktērikos, from klimakter rung of a ladder, from klimax ladder; see climax]

climacterically  adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	climacteric - a period in a man's life corresponding to menopause biological time - the time of various biological processes middle age - the time of life between youth and old age (e.g., between 40 and 60 years of age)
	2.	climacteric - the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends change of life, menopause biological time - the time of various biological processes middle age - the time of life between youth and old age (e.g., between 40 and 60 years of age)

Translations

climacteric [klaɪˈmæktərɪk]

A. ADJ → climactérico

B. N → período m climactérico

climacteric

n (Med) → Klimakterium nt; (fig) → (Lebens)wende f, → Wendepunkt m → (im Leben)