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delayed puberty

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

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