precocious puberty
n.
A condition in which the changes associated with puberty begin at an unexpectedly early age, often caused by a pathological process involving a glandular secretion of estrogens or androgens.
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Nearby words
- preclusion,
- preclusive,
- preclusively,
- precocial,
- precocious,
- precociously,
- precocity,
- precognition,
- precollagenous fiber,
- precolonial
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