puber-, pubo-, pub-, pubio- +

Relating to puberty.

The failure in a man to develop a normal deep voice.

Of or pertaining to puberty.

Puberty.

1. The state or condition of having become functionally capable of procreating offspring, which is characterized by various symptoms in each sex, as by the appearance of hair on the pubes, and on the face in the male.

In England the legal age of puberty is fourteen in boys and twelve in girls; but the actual time of development varies in different climates and environments and with different individuals or, in other words, ethnic and geographic factors may influence the time at which various events typical of puberty occur.

2. Of plants: The state or stage of bearing flowers or fruit.

Puberty is defined as a sequence of events by which a child becomes a young adult, characterized by the beginning of gametogenesis, secretion of gonadal hormones, and the development of secondary sexual characteristics and reproductive functions.

In girls, the first signs of puberty may be evident at age eight with the process largely completed by age 16; in boys, puberty commonly begins at ages 10-12 and is largely completed by age 18.

It should be noted that ethnic and geographic factors often influence the time at which various events typical of puberty occur.

Covered with fine, downy hair, or lanugo (downy hair covering the body).

1. The approach of the age of puberty or sexual maturity.
2. A covering of fine, soft hairs on the body.
3. The attainment or onset of puberty.

1. Reaching puberty.
2. Covered with downy hair.

Relating to the os pubis (bone of the groin, pubic bone).

A plastic operation on the pubic region.

Severance of the pubic bone a few centimeters lateral to the symphysis, in order to increase the capacity of a contracted pelvis sufficiently to permit the passage of a living child.

1. The pubic region.
2. The pubic hair.
3. Bone of the groin, pubic bone.

The bone that forms the lower front section of the hipbone in humans and is one of a pair joined at the front of the pelvis.

Although a separate bone in infants, it later fuses with the ilium and the ischium to form the hipbone.

Pertaining to the pubis and the capsule of the hip joint.

Belonging to the pubes and the femur.

The loss of pubic hair.