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  • noun The first appearance of pubic hair in a child.

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Examples

  • Occasional cases of premature pubarche and true precocious puberty have been described in a proportion of PWS individuals, usually occurring secondary to obesity

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles 2009

  • Girls diagnosed with premature pubarche show an exaggerated ovarian androgen synthesis from the early stages of puberty: evidence from gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist testing.

    WHAT REALLY HAPPENED 2008

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