climacteric (redirected from Annus climactericus)

climacteric /cli·mac·ter·ic/ (kli-mak´ter-ik)

1. the syndrome of endocrine, somatic, and psychic changes occurring at menopause in women.

2. similar changes occurring in men owing to normal diminution of sexual drives with the aging process.

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cli·mac·ter·ic (kl-mktr-k, klmk-trk)

n.

1. See menopause.

2. See perimenopause.

3. The period in a man's life corresponding to female menopause, characterized by decreased libido.

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climacteric (klīmak´trik, klī´makter´ik),

n the period during which women gradually lose their reproductive capabilities as a result of aging. Also used as an adjective to describe this period.

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climacteric Gynecology noun 1. The perimenopausal period of ovarian involution, characterized by vasomotor lability–eg, hot flashes, dysmenorrhea, redistribution of fat, dyspareunia, early osteoporosis, ↓ skin elasticity, hormonal changes–eg, ↑ FSH and LH, ↓ PGE₂, estrogen, and progesterone; postmenopausal ovaries continue to secrete androgens, which are converted into estrogens 2. Analogous age period in men adjective Menopausal