pubertal

American  

[pyoo-ber-tl] / ˈpju bər tl /

Also puberal

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of puberty.

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Other Word Forms

• postpubertal
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of pubertal

First recorded in 1830–40; pubert(y) + -al ¹

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Example Sentences

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pubertal

In clinical spaces, minors can get prescriptions for puberty blockers, which pause pubertal development, or hormone treatments, like testosterone or estrogen, which can be administered by injection, pill or patch.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 17, 2023

"So we thought that disturbance of that normal pubertal hormonal activity could potentially shift the trajectory of some of those developmental processes."

From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2023

There can also be a lot of stress associated with early menstruation or other pubertal changes.

From Slate ● Nov. 17, 2022

Those criticizing the paper included Stanford School of Medicine child psychiatry fellow Jack Turban, whose 2020 paper found that transgender adolescents undergoing pubertal suppression “had lower odds of lifetime suicidal ideation.”

From Washington Times ● Jun. 14, 2022

Now, most scientifically-trained women seem to agree that there are no corresponding phenomena in the early pubertal life of the normal young woman who has good health.

From Sex-education A series of lectures concerning knowledge of sex in its relation to human life by Maurice Alpheus Bigelow

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