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Preferred term

Puberty, Precocious  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Praecox, Pubertas
  • Precocious Puberty
  • Pubertas Praecox

Note

  • human only

Scope note

  • Development of SEXUAL MATURATION in boys and girls at a chronological age that is 2.5 standard deviations below the mean age at onset of PUBERTY in the population. This early maturation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis results in sexual precocity, elevated serum levels of GONADOTROPINS and GONADAL STEROID HORMONES such as ESTRADIOL and TESTOSTERONE.

In other languages

  • Finnish

  • ennenaikainen puberteetti
  • pubertas praecox
  • tidig normal pubertet
  • varhainen kehitys
  • varhainen murrosiän kehitys
  • varhainen normaali murrosiän kehitys
  • varhaiskypsyys
  • varhaistunut murrosikä
  • varhaistunut puberteetti
  • Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D011629

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