ephebic (efebik)

[ duties and privileges of citizenship. It is po ible, however, that the Diogeneium-the only gymnasium mentioned in the Ephebic inscriptions of the imperial period - was built about this time. Encyc. Brit., III. 9. Of or pertaining to ephebolic (ef-e-bol'ik), a. ephebology; relating to the later adolescent mature stages of an animal organism. This [clinologic stage] immediately succeeded the ephe bolic stage, and during its continuance the nealogic and ephebolic characteristics underwent retrogre ion. Science , XI. 42. -ic.] Characterized by the acquisition at puberephebologic (e-fe-bo-loj'ik), a. [ ephebology + ty and po e ion during adult life of specific or peculiar features; of or pertaining to ephe bology.