delayed puberty

dɪˈleɪd ˈpjuːbərti

delayed puberties

Definition

Definition of delayed puberty - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

child health

TECH.

puberty starting later than expected or lacking signs at usual age

TECH.

The doctor evaluated him for delayed puberty after no changes by age fifteen.
They scheduled tests to determine the cause of his delayed puberty.
Delayed puberty can sometimes be linked to nutritional deficiencies.

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Expressions with delayed

justice delayed is justice denied

exp.

if a wrong is not fixed soon, it is like it was never fixed

Justice delayed is justice denied in many court cases.

delayed opening

postponement of opening hours due to specific reasons

The store announced a delayed opening due to the snowstorm.

delayed delivery

arrival of ordered items later than the expected or promised time

The delayed delivery upset customers who needed the parts immediately.

delayed neutron

neutron released shortly after primary fission

The reactor relies on delayed neutrons for stability.

Expressions with puberty

puberty blocker

medicine that delays puberty, often used for gender dysphoria

The doctor prescribed a puberty blocker for the patient.

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hormone disorder

male condition with delayed puberty and weak secondary characteristics

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French:puberté tardive, ...
German:verzögerte Pubertät, ...
Italian:pubertà ritardata, ...
Spanish:pubertad retrasada, ...
Portuguese:puberdade atrasada, ...
Chinese:青春期延迟, ...
Japanese:思春期遅発, ...
Arabic:بُلُوغٌ مُتَأَخِّر, ...
Hebrew:הִתְבַּגְּרוּת מְאוּחֶרֶת, ...
Russian:задержка полового созревания, ...
Ukrainian:затримка статевого дозрівання, ...
Hindi:विलंबित यौवनारंभ, ...
Bengali:বিলম্বিত বয়ঃসন্ধি, ...
Catalan:pubertat retardada, ...
Czech:opožděná puberta, ...
Danish:forsinket pubertet, ...
Dutch:verlate puberteit, ...
Greek:καθυστερημένη εφηβεία, ...
Hungarian:késleltetett pubertás, ...
Khmer:ការពេញវ័យផ្លូវភេទយឺត, ...
Korean:사춘기 지연, ...
Persian:بلوغ دیررس, ...
Polish:opóźnione dojrzewanie płciowe, ...
Portuguese (BR):puberdade tardia, ...
Romanian:pubertate întârziată, ...
Swedish:försenad pubertet, ...
Thai:ภาวะวัยแรกรุ่นล่าช้า, ...
Turkish:gecikmiş ergenlik, ...
Vietnamese:dậy thì muộn, ...

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