prepuberty
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Related to prepuberty: precocious puberty, Premature puberty
pre·pu·ber·ty
(prē-pyo͞o′bər-tē)n.
The period of life immediately before puberty, often marked by accelerated physical growth.
pre·pu′ber·tal, pre·pu′ber·al (-bər-əl) adj.
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prepuberty
(priːˈpjuːbətɪ)n
(Biology) the two or three-year period before the onset of puberty
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| Noun | 1. | prepuberty - a period of two years immediately prior to the onset of puberty when growth and changes leading to sexual maturity occur time of life - a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state childhood - the time of person's life when they are a child |
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