precocious development

  • 1precocious — [prē kō′shəs, prikō′shəs] adj. [< L praecox < praecoquere, to boil beforehand < prae , before (see PRE ) + coquere, to mature, COOK] 1. developed or matured to a point beyond that which is normal for the age [a precocious child] 2. of or …

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  • 2Раннее развитие (precocious development) — Под Р. р. понимается достижение уровня созревания раньше ожидаемого срока. Р. р. м. б. общим или специфическим в своих проявлениях. Специфическое Р. р. встречается значительно чаще, и оно, как правило, не несет с собой к. л. неблагоприятных для… …

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  • 3Precocious 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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  • 4Precocious — Unusually early development, whether it be of intellectual powers, speech, physical traits, etc. Precocious puberty is the unusually early development of secondary sexual features. The onset of sexual maturation in a girl before age 8 or a boy… …

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  • 5precocious 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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  • 6precocious — adjective Etymology: Latin praecoc , praecox early ripening, precocious, from prae + coquere to cook more at cook Date: 1650 1. exceptionally early in development or occurrence < precocious puberty > 2. exhibiting mature qualities at an unusually …

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  • 7precocious — precociously, adv. precociousness, n. /pri koh sheuhs/, adj. 1. unusually advanced or mature in development, esp. mental development: a precocious child. 2. prematurely developed, as the mind, faculties, etc. 3. of or pertaining to premature&#8230; …

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  • 8precocious 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&#8230; …

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  • 9precocious — adjective /prəˈkəʊʃəs/ a) Characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity. Both groups, also, have already evolved precocious (intracapsular) spore germination. b) Exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age. The precocious …

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  • 10precocious — 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; &LT; L praecox, s. praecoc ripening early, adj. der. of&#8230; …

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