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n. - A period of two years immediately prior to the onset of puberty when growth and changes leading to sexual maturity occur.

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  • We give him the mitigation of youth, during which many of us made grievous, though temporary errors not repeated once past prepuberty.
  • Mean estradiol concentrations during 24-hours secretion increased from prepuberty
  • Girls who are prone to develop low BM and LM and high FM in adulthood can be identified in prepuberty.
  • Sure, it may look good with the right clothes, but when you're making love in bed, it's like with a prepuberty boy.
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