Adolescent Health Vocabulary

noun A puberty blocker refers to a medication that temporarily halts the physical changes associated with puberty, often used to delay puberty in transgender youth.

• The doctor prescribed a puberty blocker to delay the onset of puberty in the patient.
• My friend started taking puberty blockers to pause their puberty changes.
• I heard some teens are using puberty blockers to hit pause on growing up.
• Using social media as a constant distraction can be like a puberty blocker for personal growth.

noun a small river or creek

• The psychologist observed the behavior of the adolescent stream during group therapy sessions.
• The teacher noticed the adolescent stream chatting in the hallway during break time.
• Did you see the adolescent stream hanging out at the park yesterday?
• The ideas flowed through the adolescent stream's mind like a river of creativity.