delayed puberty

noun

The absence of any signs of puberty by a specified age, such as 14 years or 2.5 standard deviations above the mean age at onset of puberty in a population.

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Meanings

noundelayed puberty (countable and uncountable, plural delayed puberties)

plural delayed puberties

  1. countableuncountablemedicineThe absence of any signs of puberty by a specified age, such as 14 years or 2.5 standard deviations above the mean age at onset of puberty in a population.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 青春期延遲 /青春期延迟
  • 青春期延遲 /青春期延迟 (qīngchūnqī yánchí)absence of any signs of puberty
Finnish viivästynyt murrosikä
  • viivästynyt murrosikäabsence of any signs of puberty
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