Climacteric Definition
klī-măktər-ĭk, klīmăk-tĕrĭk
noun
A period in the life of a person when an important physiological change occurs; specif., the period of perimenopause.
Webster's New World
Any crucial period.
Webster's New World
adjective
Of or resembling a climacteric; crucial.
Webster's New World
Critical; crucial.
American Heritage Medicine
Pertaining to any of several supposedly critical years of a person's life. [from 17th c.]
Wiktionary
(medicine) Relating to a period of physiological change during middle age; especially, menopausal. [from 18th c.]
Wiktionary
Climactic. [from 18th c.]
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Climacteric
Noun
Singular:
climacteric
Plural:
climactericsOrigin of Climacteric
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From Latin clīmactēricus of a dangerous period in life from Greek klīmaktērikos from klīmaktēr dangerous point, rung of a ladder from klīmax ladder climax
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin clīmactēricus, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek κλιμακτηρικός (klimaktērikos, “scale, progression, gradation”).
From Wiktionary
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