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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Puberty, Precocious
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Pubertad Precoz
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Puberdade Precoce
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Synonyms English:
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Precocious Puberty
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Tree Number:
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C19.391.693
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Definition English:
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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. |
Indexing Annotation English:
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human only
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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12064
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Unique Identifier:
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D011629
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS CID-10 LILACS
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