menopausicadj.n.
/ˌmɛnə(ʊ)ˈpɔːzɪk/, U.S. /ˌmɛnəˈpɔzɪk/, /ˌmɛnəˈpɑzɪk/ rare.
= menopausal adj. Also as n.
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menopausic1889
menopausal1907
1889 H. Campbell Causation Dis. viii. 55 Those menopausic patients who seek medical relief.
1921 Illinois Med. Jrnl. Feb. 143/1 This bill..represents another piece of destructive legislation sponsored by endocrine perverts, derailed menopausics [etc.].
1994 Medicina Clinica (Barcelona) 102 761 The data and concepts described in the literature on menopausic women..contrast greatly with the results obtained in women from a general population.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.n.1889