adj :  constituting or characterized by the climacteric <the state>  <a patient aged 50> 
, n 1  :  MENOPAUSE  2  :  a period in the life of a male corresponding to female menopause and usu. occurring with less well-defined physiological and psychological changes .
 
   
 
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