Home › Words › M › menophaniamenophaniamenophania means the onset of menstruation at puberty; menarche.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, menophania ranks #7,525 of 42,752 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom meno- + -phany + -ia.nounThe onset of menstruation at puberty; menarche.e.g.“The linear mixed model of follow-up data showed that lean mass, years since menopause, and age of menophania were the significant determinants of BMD of all sites.” — 2015 September 4, “Associations of Bone Mineral Density with Lean Mass, Fat Mass, and Dietary Patterns in Postmenopausal Chinese Women: A 2-Year Prospective Study”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).