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MENOPAUSE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-08-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Reproduction (Medicine)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- menopause
1, record 1, English, menopause
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The physiologic cessation of menstruation, usually between the forty-fifth and fifty-fifth years. 2, record 1, English, - menopause
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The menopause ("change of life") is the counterpart of the menarche and refers only to cessation of menstruation; it is merely one manifestation of the climacteric and precedes complete cessation of ovarian function by several months or years. 3, record 1, English, - menopause
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The climacteric is the counterpart of puberty and is a transitional phase lasting from 1 to 5 years during which the genital organs involute in response to the cessation of gonadal activity. 3, record 1, English, - menopause
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Reproduction (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ménopause
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9nopause
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Époque climatérique de la femme se situant normalement entre 50 et 55 ans, caractérisée par l'extinction des fonctions ovariennes et la disparition totale de la menstruation. 2, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9nopause
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il vaudrait mieux utiliser le terme de climatère pour l'ensemble des phénomènes qui résultent du déclin de la fonction ovarienne et qui s'étalent entre 45 et 60 ans. 3, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9nopause
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Reproducción (Medicina)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- menopausia
1, record 1, Spanish, menopausia
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cese permanente de las menstruaciones con pérdida de la función gonadal. 2, record 1, Spanish, - menopausia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
No confundir con "climaterio", que es una fase de envejecimiento caracterizada por la transición hacia la capacidad no reproductora y por importantes cambios hormonales. 3, record 1, Spanish, - menopausia
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