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nounthe period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed
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nounthe state (and responsibilities) of a person who has attained maturitytype of:
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- adolescence the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood
- adolescence in the state that someone is in between puberty and adulthood
- hereditary cerebellar ataxia nervous disorder of late childhood and early adulthood; characterized by ataxic gait and hesitating or explosive speech and nystagmus
- oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy a form of muscular dystrophy that usually begins between early adulthood and middle age and first affects muscles of the eyelid and throat; progresses slowly with swallowing problems common as the disease progresses; inheritance is autosomal dominant
- acne vulgaris the most common form of acne; usually affects people from puberty to young adulthood
- hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy a form of neuropathy that can begin between childhood and young adulthood; characterized by weakness and atrophy of the muscles of the hands and lower legs; progression is slow and individuals affected can have a normal life span; inheritance is X-linked recessive or X-linked dominant
- rite of passage a ritual performed in some cultures at times when an individual changes status (as from adolescence to adulthood)
- becker muscular dystrophy a form of muscular dystrophy that sets in in adolescence or adulthood and progresses slowly but will affect all voluntary muscles; characterized by generalized weakness and muscle wasting that affects limb and trunk muscles first; similar to Duchenne's muscular dystrophy but less severe; inheritance is X-linked recessive (carried by females but affecting only males)
- huntington's chorea hereditary disease; develops in adulthood and ends in dementia
- charcot-marie-tooth disease a form of neuropathy that can begin between childhood and young adulthood; characterized by weakness and atrophy of the muscles of the hands and lower legs; progression is slow and individuals affected can have a normal life span; inheritance is X-linked recessive or X-linked dominant