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precocious puberty (medicine)


precocious puberty
Condition in which pubertal changes begin at an unexpectedly early age; often the result of a pathological process involving a gland capable of secreting oestrogens or androgens, e.g., the ovary or the adrenal cortex.

Synonym: pubertas praecox.