pubarche

English

Etymology

From Latin pubes (“pubic”) +‎ -arche (“beginning”).

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.

Derived terms

• pubarchal

Translations

Translations

Italian: pubarca (it) m Polish: początek okresu dojrzewania m

Further reading

• pubarche on Wikipedia.Wikipedia