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- menarcheThe onset of menstruation; a girl's first period.
- archegoniumA multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
- coitarcheThe first sexual intercourse.
- adrenarcheA stage of maturation of the cortex of the human adrenal glands, related to puberty, typically occurring between the ages of six and ten years and involving both structural and functional changes.
- archelogyThe science of first principles.
- thelarcheThe first stage of postnatal breast development, usually occurring at the beginning of puberty in girls, in which a firm, tender lump develops under the centre of the nipple.
- archeaseAny of a group of enzymes, involved in nucleic acid metabolism, found in almost all living organisms
- archesporiumAny of the cells of the sporangium that give rise to spores.
- gonadarcheThe earliest gonadal changes of puberty, when (in response to pituitary gonadotropins), the ovaries in girls and the testes in boys begin to grow and increase the production of the sex steroids, especially estradiol and testosterone.
- semenarcheSynonym of spermarche: The beginning of production of sperm in the testicles at puberty.