The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Menopause \Men"o*pause\, n. [Gr. mh`n month + ? to cause to cease. See Menses.] (Med.) The period of natural cessation of menstruation. See Change of life, under Change. [1913 Webster] MenopomaWordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
menopause n 1: the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends [syn: menopause, climacteric, change of life]