Precocious

  • 21precocious — [prɪˈkəʊʃəs] adj a precocious child is more intelligent or behaves in a more developed way than is normal for their age …

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  • 22precocious — pre•co•cious [[t]prɪˈkoʊ ʃəs[/t]] adj. 1) dvl unusually advanced or mature in mental development or talent: a precocious child[/ex] 2) dvl prematurely developed • Etymology: 1640–50; < L praecox, s. praecoc ripening early, adj. der. of… …

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  • 23Precocious puberty — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = Precocious puberty ICD10 = ICD10|E|30|1|e|20, ICD10|E|22|8|e|20 ICD9 = ICD9|259.1 OMIM = 176400 DiseasesDB = 10519 MedlinePlus = 001168 eMedicineSubj = ped eMedicineTopic = 1882 MeshID = D011629 Precocious puberty… …

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  • 24precocious 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… …

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  • 25precocious pseudopuberty — appearance of some secondary sex characters before the normal age of puberty but without maturation of the gonads. Called also gonadotropin independent, incomplete, or peripheral precocious puberty …

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  • 26precocious 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… …

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  • 27precocious — 1) a fish that has matured quickly, or faster than the remaining fish of its age class 2) any early formation of a structure during embryonic development compared to the typical timing …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 28precocious — Ocurring particularly early in development [Ingle, 1992] …

    Crustacea glossary

  • 29precocious — Synonyms and related words: a bit previous, advanced, ahead, bright, developed, early, far ahead, forward, gifted, half baked, half cocked, hasty, ill considered, impulsive, intelligent, mature, not firm, overhasty, oversoon, precipitate,… …

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  • 30precocious — pre·co·cious || prɪ kəʊʃəs adj. mature for one s age, unusually well developed …

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