Concept information
Preferred term
Puberty, Precocious
Type
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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
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Finnish
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ennenaikainen puberteetti
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pubertas praecox
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tidig normal pubertet
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varhainen kehitys
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varhainen murrosiän kehitys
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varhainen normaali murrosiän kehitys
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varhaiskypsyys
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varhaistunut murrosikä
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varhaistunut puberteetti
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D011629
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