Medical Term:
adrenarche
Pronunciation: ad-ren-ar′kē
Definition:
- Growth of axillary and pubic hair induced by hyperactivity of the suprarenal cortex in early puberty.
- Physiologic change at puberty caused by adrenocortical secretion of androgenic hormones or their precursors.
[adren- + G. archē, beginning]
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