Meaning & use
Premenarchal
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Occurring or existing in the period before a girl's first menstrual period.
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Premenarchal girls typically have not yet begun ovulating.
The study measured hormone levels in premenarchal and postmenarchal participants.
A note on using this word
Built from the prefix 'pre-' plus 'menarche' (a girl's first period), this is a clinical term used mainly in pediatrics and gynecology.
Words with a similar meaning
prepubertal
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Words with an opposite meaning
postmenarchal
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