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Look up: climacteric


  1. climacteric
    Type: Term Pronunciation: klī-mak′ter-ik, klī-mak-ter′ik Definitions: 1. The period of endocrinal, somatic, and transitory psychological changes occurring in the transition to menopause. 2. A critical period of life. Synonyms: climacterium
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=18186

  2. climacteric
    [n] - a period in a man`s life corresponding to menopause
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=climacteric

  3. Climacteric
    Climacteric: 1. The menopause in women. 2. The corresponding time in the life of men. From the Greek klimakter, meaning literally a rung of a ladder or figuratively a critical point. .
    Found op http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.html?articlekey=26235

  4. Climacteric
    Cli·mac'ter·ic adjective [ Latin climactericus , Greek .... See Climacter .] Relating to a climacteric; critical.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/92

  5. Climacteric
    Cli·mac'ter·ic noun 1. A period in human life in which some great change is supposed to take place in the constitution. The critical periods are thought by some to be the years produced by multiplying 7 into the odd numbers 3, 5, 7, and 9; to whi...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/92

  6. climacteric
    <plant biology> A particular stage of fruit ripening, characterised by a surge of respiratory activity and usually coinciding with full ripeness and flavour in the fruit. Its appearance is hastened by ethylene at low concentrations. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?climacteric

  7. climacteric
    Critical stage, period, or turning point, usually away from an upward, expansive, or optimistic path into a downward or quiescent direction. Has been used in the context of declining British economic success after 1890. Source: dictionary Contexts: economic history; phrases
    Found op http://www.econterms.com/glossary.cgi?query=climacteric

  8. climacteric
    (kli-mak´tәr-ik) the complex of endocrine, somatic, and psychic changes occurring in women at menopause; the term has been extended to refer to analogous changes in aging men that often accompany normal diminution of sexual drives (andropause).
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001



  1. Climacteric
    • (n.) A period in human life in which some great change is supposed to take place in the constitution. The critical periods are thought by some to be the years produced by multiplying 7 into the odd numbers 3, 5, 7, and 9; to which others add the 81st year. • (a.) Relating to a climacteri...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/climacteric/

  2. climacteric
    1. a period in a man's life corresponding to menopause
    2. the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends

    Found op

  3. Climacteric
    The conclusion of a female's reproductive years marked by the discontinuance of estrogen production in the ovaries and a permanent cessation of menstruation. Synonym(s): Menopause Narrower term(s): Artificial Menopause Physiologic Menopause Iatrogenic Menopause Natural Menopause Premature Menopause ...
    Found op http://www.pregnology.com/AZ/C/6

  4. climacteric
    climacteric: see menopause.
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0911952.html

  5. Climacteric
    [human] In current practice, climacteric is most often a synonym for female menopause. In Princeton University`s online Wordnet database, climacteric is listed as: The term is used for both genders by The International Menopause Society, which defines itself as "The society for the study of ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climacteric_(human)

  6. Climacteric
    [botany] The climacteric is a stage of fruit ripening associated with ethylene production and cell respiration rise. Apples, bananas, melons, apricots, tomatoes (among others) are climacteric fruit. Citrus, grapes, strawberries are non-climacteric (they ripen without ethylene and respiration...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climacteric_(botany)

  7. Climacteric
    [journal] Climacteric has been published since 1998, and has an Impact Factor of 2.145. The journal is available online and in paper format. It is published six times a year. ==Key features== == Editors == Climacteric is co-edited by Anna Fenton, Christchurch Women`s Hospital, New Zealand, a...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climacteric_(journal)

  8. climacteric
    1) A period in a man's life corresponding to menopause 2) Biological time
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/climacteric/1

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