Human Disease MESH is developed by UMLS. Further data from MedGen, OMIM, CTD
Term ID:
9463
Name:
Puberty, Precocious
Definition:
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.