- puberty in boys
- へんせいき 変声期
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puberty in boys
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Puberty — refers to the process of physical changes by which a child s body becomes an adult body capable of reproduction. Puberty is initiated by hormone signals from the brain to the gonads (the ovaries and testes). In response, the gonads produce a… … Wikipedia
puberty — [pyo͞o′bər tē] n. [ME puberte < L pubertas < puber, of ripe age, adult, prob. akin to puer, boy] the stage of physical development when secondary sex characteristics develop and sexual reproduction first becomes possible: in common law, the … English World dictionary
puberty — /pyooh beuhr tee/, n. the period or age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction of offspring: in common law, presumed to be 14 years in the male and 12 years in the female. [1350 1400; ME puberte < L pubertas adulthood, equiv.… … Universalium
Boys' choir — A boys choir is a choir whose characteristic sound is created by boys whose voices have not yet deepened through the changes associated with puberty. Members of a boys choir are often termed boy sopranos, although some boys typically sing in the… … Wikipedia
Puberty — Another word for adolescence. The word puberty derives from the Latin pubertas: coming to the age of manhood. * * * Sequence of events by which a child becomes a young adult, characterized by the beginning of gametogenesis, secretion of gonadal… … Medical dictionary
Boys Choir of Harlem — The Boys Choir of Harlem (also known as the Harlem Boys Choir) is a choir located in Harlem, New York City, United States.Founded in 1968 by Dr. Walter Turnbull at the Ephesus Seventh day Adventist Church in Harlem, the choir grew to be more than … Wikipedia
puberty — n. the period during which adolescents reach sexual maturity and become capable of reproduction. Phrases and idioms: age of puberty the age at which puberty begins, in law usu. 14 in boys and 12 in girls. Derivatives: pubertal adj. Etymology: ME… … Useful english dictionary
puberty — noun Etymology: Middle English puberte, from Latin pubertas, from puber pubescent Date: 14th century 1. the condition of being or the period of becoming first capable of reproducing sexually marked by maturing of the genital organs, development… … New Collegiate Dictionary
puberty — n. the time at which the onset of sexual maturity occurs and the reproductive organs become functional (see gonadarche). This is manifested in both sexes by the appearance of secondary sexual characteristics (e.g. deepening of the voice in boys;… … The new mediacal dictionary
puberty — The earliest age at which persons are capable of begetting or bearing children. In the civil and common law, the age at which one became capable of contracting marriage. It was in boys fourteen, and in girls twelve years … Black's law dictionary
boys — Males under the age of puberty; a wood … Ballentine's law dictionary
