minipuberty
English
Alternative forms
- mini puberty
Etymology
mini- + puberty
Noun
minipuberty (uncountable)
- A temporary raised level of sex hormones that initiates gender-specific changes in a fetus
- 2016 January 13, “The Relationship between the Second-to-Fourth Digit Ratio and Behavioral Sexual Dimorphism in School-Aged Children”, in PLOS ONE, DOI: :
- This transient surge in hormones is known as minipuberty.
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