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Puberty is the period of human development during which physical growth and sexual maturity occurs. The word puberty is derived from the Latin pubertas , which means adulthood.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Puberty refers to the period of sexual maturation. Puberty is when the child experiences physical, hormonal, and sexual changes and becomes capable of reproduction. It is associated with rapid growth and the appearance of secondary sexual characteristics. Adolescence is the period of transition between puberty and adulthood.
Source:ADAM
Date:December 27, 2006
This stage of your life is when you change from a girl into a young woman. Puberty will last a few years. During puberty, your body will go through some amazing changes. And your feelings may take you on a roller coaster ride.
Source:StayWell
Detailed information on puberty and the adolescent female
Source:StayWell
Detailed information on problems in puberty, including precocious puberty, gonadotropin-independent precocious puberty, and delayed puberty
Source:StayWell
Detailed information on precocious puberty, including causes, symptom, diagnosis, and treatment
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Detailed information on puberty and the adolescent female
Source:StayWell
Detailed information on male growth and development
Source:StayWell
Detailed information on puberty and the adolescent male
Source:StayWell
Detailed information on puberty and the adolescent male
Source:StayWell
The process of physical growth and sexual maturation that signals the end of childhood and the advent of adolescence. (Also, the period during which this process takes place.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
Puberty is the period of human development during which physical growth and sexual maturation occur. Beginning as early as age eight in girls- and two years later on average in boys- the hypothalamus (part of the brain ) signals hormonal changes that stimulate the pituitary.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Sometimes referred to as teenage years, youth, or puberty , adolescence is the transitional period between childhood and maturity, occurring roughly between the ages of 10 and 20. The word adolescence is Latin in origin, derived from the verb adolescere, which means " to grow into adulthood.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
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