sexual precocity
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Sexual identity — is a term that, like sex , has two distinctively different meanings. One describes an identity roughly based on sexual orientation, the other an identity based on sexual characteristics, which is not socially based but based on biology, a concept … Wikipedia
precocity — Unusually early or rapid development of mental or physical traits. [see precocious] * * * pre·coc·i·ty pri käs ət ē n, pl ties exceptionally early or premature development (as of mental powers or sexual characteristics) * * * n. an acceleration… … Medical dictionary
hyperovarianism — Sexual precocity in young girls due to premature maturation of the hypotholomic pituitary axis and development of ovaries accompanied by the secretion of ovarian hormones. SYN: true precocious puberty. * * * hy·per·ova·ri·an·ism… … Medical dictionary
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precocious puberty — the development at an early age of the physical and physiological changes associated with puberty. In girls this is usually taken as development of breasts or pubic hair before the age of six or menstruation before the age of eight. In boys… … Medical dictionary
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Male-limited precocious puberty — Classification and external resources OMIM 176410 Male limited precocious puberty (also known as familial sexual precocity and gonadotropin independent testotoxicosis)[1] is a form of gonadotropin independent … Wikipedia
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