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hebetic

American  
[hi-bet-ik] / hɪˈbɛt ɪk /

adjective

Physiology.
  1. pertaining to or occurring in puberty.


hebetic British  
/ hɪˈbɛtɪk /

adjective

  1. of or relating to puberty

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of hebetic

< Greek hēbētikós, equivalent to hēbēt ( ḗs ) adult ( hēbē-, variant stem of hēbân to reach puberty, verbal derivative of hēbē youth + -tēs agent suffix) + -ikos -ic


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