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adolescent

adjective as in preadult or immature

noun as in person in puberty, preadulthood

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He’s said the government is launching studies to look at whether the medications are being overprescribed to adolescents and contributing to violence.

“I never even tried to be an adolescent,” Watson said.

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Scientists found that adolescents receiving mental health care who were prescribed the antibiotic doxycycline were significantly less likely to develop schizophrenia later in life than those treated with other antibiotics.

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It is also approved for adolescents aged 12 and older with obesity and a body weight above 60 kg.

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An evaluation of more than 1,000 participants from two Danish studies found a clear connection: more recreational screen time was significantly associated with greater cardiovascular and overall cardiometabolic risk among children and adolescents.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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