minipuberty

noun

Etymology

From mini- + puberty.

  1. derived from pūbertās — “the age of maturity, manhood
  2. derived from puberté
  3. inherited from puberte
  4. prefixed as minipuberty — “mini + puberty

Definitions

  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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for minipuberty. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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