Perimenopause
Obstetrics & GynecologyImportant
The transitional years before menopause when hormone levels shift and menstrual periods become irregular.
Korean
폐경 이행기(갱년기)
호르몬 수치가 변하고 월경이 불규칙해지는 폐경 직전의 전환기.
French
Périménopause
Période de transition précédant la ménopause, où les taux d'hormones fluctuent et les règles deviennent irrégulières.
Word parts
peri-Prefix(Greek: peri-) Around, surrounding; (Latin: circum-) Around, encirclingmen/oRoot(Greek) Menstruation, month