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climacterium

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: climacteric

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κλιμακτήρ (klimaktḗr).

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: climateri — the bodily and mental changes linked to the reproductive and endocrine function in men and women occurring during the latter part of middle age
  • Danish: klimakterium — the bodily and mental changes linked to the reproductive and endocrine function in men and women occurring during the latter part of middle age
  • Danish: klimakterie — the bodily and mental changes linked to the reproductive and endocrine function in men and women occurring during the latter part of middle age
  • Dutch: climacterium — the bodily and mental changes linked to the reproductive and endocrine function in men and women occurring during the latter part of middle age
  • Esperanto: klimaktero — the bodily and mental changes linked to the reproductive and endocrine function in men and women occurring during the latter part of middle age
  • Finnish: klimakterium — the bodily and mental changes linked to the reproductive and endocrine function in men and women occurring during the latter part of middle age
  • German: Klimakterium — the bodily and mental changes linked to the reproductive and endocrine function in men and women occurring during the latter part of middle age
  • Ido: klimaterio — the bodily and mental changes linked to the reproductive and endocrine function in men and women occurring during the latter part of middle age
  • Italian: climaterio — the bodily and mental changes linked to the reproductive and endocrine function in men and women occurring during the latter part of middle age
  • Polish: klimakterium — the bodily and mental changes linked to the reproductive and endocrine function in men and women occurring during the latter part of middle age
  • Polish: klimaks — the bodily and mental changes linked to the reproductive and endocrine function in men and women occurring during the latter part of middle age
  • Spanish: climaterio — the bodily and mental changes linked to the reproductive and endocrine function in men and women occurring during the latter part of middle age
  • Swedish: klimakterium — the bodily and mental changes linked to the reproductive and endocrine function in men and women occurring during the latter part of middle age