adrenarche
Prepubescent hormone surge
Adrenarche is the stage of development, typically between ages six and ten, when the adrenal glands begin producing increased levels of androgens.
This hormonal shift triggers early signs of puberty such as body odor, oily skin, and the first appearance of pubic hair.
Adrenarche precedes the more visible changes of full puberty by several years.
Adrenal steroid precursor hormone
- androgensMasculinizing steroid hormones
- ACTHAdrenal-stimulating pituitary secretion
- biosynthesisLiving production of molecules
- cholesterolWaxy lipid in blood
Before sexual maturation
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- onsetStarting point of something
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
timing · delayed · sequential · precursor · physiological · neuroendocrine
Developed before typical age
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- pediatricianPhysician for children
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- obesityExcess body fat condition
workup · monitoring · prognosis · intervention · reassurance · benign · pathological
Great ape, genus Pan
DHEA
Adrenal steroid precursor hormone
- androgensMasculinizing steroid hormones
- ACTHAdrenal-stimulating pituitary secretion
- biosynthesisLiving production of molecules
prepubertal
Before sexual maturation
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- onsetStarting point of something
maturation · timing · delayed · sequential · precursor · physiological · neuroendocrine
acne
Inflamed skin condition
- comedonesBlocked hair follicle plugs
precocious
Developed before typical age
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- pediatricianPhysician for children
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
obesity · workup · monitoring · prognosis · intervention · reassurance · benign · pathological
chimpanzee
Great ape, genus Pan
- pubertypuberty, voice cracking, adolescence, growth spurts, body hair