perimenopause (English, noun)
expansion: perimenopause (uncountable)
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glosses: The physiological stage that women approaching menopause go through when, due to hormonal changes, they progress from their usual pattern of menstruation through a phase of atypical menstruation, and finally cease menstruating. Perimenopause ends when a woman has not menstruated for a year.
tags: uncountable
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