| Descriptor English: | Climacteric | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Climaterio
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Climatério | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Climatère | ||||
| Entry term(s): |
Change of Life Climacterics Life Change Life Changes |
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| Tree number(s): |
G08.686.157 G08.686.841.249 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002979 | ||||
| Scope note: | Physiologic period, characterized by endocrine, somatic, and psychic changes with the termination of ovarian function in the female. It may also accompany the normal diminution of sexual activity in the male. |
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| Annotation: | female and male; consider also MENOPAUSE or ANDROPAUSE |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid DE drug effects EH ethnology GE genetics IM immunology ME metabolism PH physiology PX psychology RE radiation effects UR urine |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 1966 |
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| History Note: | 1966 |
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| DeCS ID: | 22129 | ||||
| Unique ID: | D002979 | ||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||
| Revision Date: | 2016/06/16 |
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Climacteric
- Preferred
| Concept UI |
M0004559 |
| Scope note | Physiologic period, characterized by endocrine, somatic, and psychic changes with the termination of ovarian function in the female. It may also accompany the normal diminution of sexual activity in the male. |
| Preferred term | Climacteric |
| Entry term(s) |
Change of Life Climacterics Life Change Life Changes |
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