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Menopause is the opposite of menarche, the time when a girl's periods start. [11] In the years before menopause, a woman's periods typically become irregular, [12] [13] which means that periods may be longer or shorter in duration or be lighter or heavier in the amount of flow. [12]
Latin per, through, by means of percutaneous peri-denoting something with a position 'surrounding' or 'around' another Greek περῐ́ (perí), around, about, concerning periodontal-pexy: fixation Greek πῆξις (pêxis), fixing in place, fastening nephropexy: phaco-lens-shaped Greek φᾰκός (phakós), lentil-bean
Dr. Leana Wen: Menopause is the period in a woman’s life when her menstrual periods stop. For most women, this natural, biological process occurs as a part of going through midlife when the ...
This is the origin of the alternative term "hot flush", since the sensation of heat is often accompanied by visible reddening of the face. The hot-flash event may be repeated a few times each week or every few minutes throughout the day. Hot flashes may begin to appear several years before menopause starts and last for years afterwards.
Example: "The fact that I am does not eo ipso mean that I think." From the Latin ablative form of id ipsum ("that thing itself"). eo nomine: by that name: epicuri de grege porcum: A pig from the herd (or sty) of Epicurus: From Horace, Epistles: equo ne credite: do not trust the horse: From Virgil, Aeneid, II. 48–49; a reference to the Trojan ...
Evolution of menopause. Few animals have a menopause: humans are joined by just four other species in which females live substantially longer than their ability to reproduce. The others are all cetaceans: beluga whales, narwhals, orcas and short-finned pilot whales. [1] There are various theories on the origin and process of the evolution of ...
estate. Landed property, tenement of land, especially with respect to an easement (servitude). 2 types: praedium dominans - dominant estate (aka dominant tenement) praedium serviens - servient estate (aka servient tenement) praeemptio. previous purchase. Right of first refusal. praesumptio. presumption.
t. e. Obstetrics and gynaecology (also spelled as obstetrics and gynecology; abbreviated as Obs and Gynae, O&G, OB-GYN and OB/GYN[a]) is the medical specialty that encompasses the two subspecialties of obstetrics (covering pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period) and gynaecology (covering the health of the female reproductive system ...