gonadarche

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Noun

1. The earliest [[gonadal]] changes of [[puberty]], when (in response to [[pituitary]] [[gonadotropin]]s), the [[ovary|ovaries]] in girls and the [[testes]] in boys begin to grow and increase the production of the sex [[steroid]]s, especially [[estradiol]] and [[testosterone]].

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