pubertal
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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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Adj. | 1. | pubertal - of or related to puberty |
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pubertal
adj puberalEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.