pubarche

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pjuːˈbɑː(ɹ)ki/

Noun

pubarche (uncountable)

1. The first appearance of pubic hair in a child.

   Coordinate terms: adrenarche, menarche

   • 2004, Ora Hirsch Pescovitz, Erica A. Eugster, Pediatric Endocrinology: Mechanisms, Manifestations, and Management, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (→ISBN), page 319:

     Premature adrenarche should be distinguished from premature pubarche (early onset of sexual hair) even though adrenarche commonly causes pubarche.

Translations

Translations

• Italian: pubarca (it) m
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Further reading

• pubarche on Wikipedia.Wikipedia