Puberty

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Puberty
TermPuberty
Short definitionPuberty - (pronounced) (PYOO-ber-tea) The period of life when a child experiences physical and hormonal changes that mark the transition to adulthood. The child develops secondary sexual characteristics and becomes childbearing. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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Puberty - (pronounced) (PYOO-ber-tea) The period of life when a child experiences physical and hormonal changes that mark the transition to adulthood. The child develops secondary sexual characteristics and becomes childbearing. Secondary sex characteristics include growth of pubic, armpit, and leg hair; breast augmentation; and increased hip width in girls. In boys, they include growth of pubic, facial, chest, and armpit hair; voice changes; Penis and testicle growth and increased shoulder width

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