climacteric vs menopause

climacteric and menopause both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
climacteric	Yes	No	No	No
menopause	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, climacteric and menopause are synonyms defined as:

climacteric and menopause: the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends

Other synonyms of climacteric include change of life.

climacteric (noun)	menopause (noun)
the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends	the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends
a period in a man's life corresponding to menopause