pu·ber·ty
(pyo͞o′bər-tē)n.
The stage of adolescence in which an individual becomes physiologically capable of sexual reproduction.
[Middle English puberte, from Old French, from Latin pūbertās, from pūbēs, pūber-, adult.]
pu′ber·tal, pu′ber·al (-bər-əl) adj.
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puberty
(ˈpjuːbətɪ)n
(Biology) the period at the beginning of adolescence when the sex glands become functional and the secondary sexual characteristics emerge. Also called: pubescence
[C14: from Latin pūbertās maturity, from pūber adult]
ˈpubertal adj
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pu•ber•ty
(ˈpyu bər ti)n.
the period of life during which the genital organs mature, secondary sex characteristics develop, and the individual becomes capable of sexual reproduction.
[1350–1400; Middle English puberte < Latin pūbertās adulthood =pūber-, s. of pūbēs grown-up + -tās -ty2]
pu′ber•tal, pu′ber•al, adj.
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pu·ber·ty
(pyo͞o′bər-tē) The stage in the development of humans and other primates marked by maturing of the reproductive organs and by the start of menstruation in females and sperm production in males. During puberty, the production of sex hormones causes other physical changes, including breast development in females and deepening of the voice in males.
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puberty
The time in life when someone is becoming sexually mature.
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| Noun | 1. |  puberty - the time of life when sex glands become functionaltime of life - a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state adolescence - the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood |
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puberty
noun adolescence, teenage, teens, young adulthood, pubescence, awkward age, juvenescence Lucy had reached the age of puberty.
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adjective hebetic
adjective hebetic
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puberty
nounThe time of life between childhood and maturity:
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Translations
سِن البُلوغ
puberta
pubertet
serdülõkor
kynòroski, gelgjuskeiî
lytinis subrendimas
pubertāte
puberta
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puberty
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puberty
(ˈpjuːbəti) noun the time when a child's body becomes sexually mature.
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pu·ber·ty
n. pubertad, adolescencia, desarrollo de las características sexuales secundarias y comienzo de la capacidad reproductiva.
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puberty
n pubertad f; precocious — pubertad precozEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.