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adre·no·pause ə-'drē-nə-.pȯz, -'dren-ə- n a stage of life supposed to be characterized by reduction or cessation of production of hormones by the adrenal glands* * *
adre·no·pause (ad-reґno-pawz) a decrease with age in the secretion of certain adrenal hormones; it is most noticeable with dehydroepiandrosterone and its sulfate.
Medical dictionary. 2011.