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minipuberty

minipuberty noun: a temporary raised level of sex hormones that initiates gender-specific changes in a fetus.

Noun

minipuberty (uncountable)

  1. A temporary raised level of sex hormones that initiates gender-specific changes in a fetus
    • This transient surge in hormones is known as minipuberty.2016 January 13, “The Relationship between the Second-to-Fourth Digit Ratio and Behavioral Sexual Dimorphism in School-Aged Children”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of minipuberty

alternative formmini puberty
alternative formmini-puberty

Origin of minipuberty

From mini- + puberty.

Questions about minipuberty

What does minipuberty mean?
Minipuberty means a temporary raised level of sex hormones that initiates gender-specific changes in a fetus.
What part of speech is minipuberty?
Minipuberty is a noun.

Words near minipuberty in the dictionary

  1. miniprojectors
  2. miniprotein
  3. miniproteinase
  4. miniproteinases
  5. miniproteins
  6. minipuberty
  7. minipump
  8. minipumps
  9. miniquake
  10. miniquakes
  11. minirace

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