pseudomenopause

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noun

A state similar to that of the menopause brought about by the administration of hormones

OriginEnglish menopause ← French ménopause ← Latin pausa →
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Meanings

nounpseudomenopause (plural pseudomenopauses)

plural pseudomenopauses

  1. A state similar to that of the menopause brought about by the administration of hormones

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*mḗh₁n̥s
  8. Proto-Hellenic*méns
  9. Ancient Greekμήν (mḗn)
  10. Frenchméno-
  11. Ancient Greekπαύω (paúō)
  12. Ancient Greekπαῦσις (paûsis)
  13. Latinpausa
  14. Frenchménopause
  15. Englishmenopause
  16. Englishpseudomenopause

From pseudo- + menopause.

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APA

pseudomenopause. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudomenopause

MLA

“pseudomenopause.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudomenopause. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudomenopause,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudomenopause.

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