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peripubertal

peripubertal adjective: around the time of puberty.

Adjective

peripubertal (not comparable)

  1. Around the time of puberty.
    • In contrast, other studies found that peripubertal obesity in girls is associated with hyperandrogenemia.2015 August 7, “Association of Obesity with Onset of Puberty and Sex Hormones in Chinese Girls: A 4-Year Longitudinal Study”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of peripubertal

From peri- + pubertal.

Questions about peripubertal

What does peripubertal mean?
Peripubertal means around the time of puberty.
What part of speech is peripubertal?
Peripubertal is an adjective.

Words near peripubertal in the dictionary

  1. peripters
  2. periptery
  3. periptychid
  4. periptychids
  5. peripuberal
  6. peripubertal
  7. peripubertally
  8. peripuberty
  9. peripubescent
  10. peripupillary
  11. peripylarian

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