thelarche (redirected from Breast bud)

thelarche /the·lar·che/ (the-lahr´ke) the beginning of development of the breasts at puberty.

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the·lar·che (th-lärk)

n.

The beginning of development of the breasts in the female.

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thelarche

[thilär′kē]

Etymology: Gk, thele, nipple, archaios, beginning

the beginning of female pubertal breast development, normally occurring between 9 and 13 years of age. Thelarche occurs before puberty at the beginning of the phase of rapid growth. Premature thelarche is precocious breast development in a female without other evidence of sexual maturation. Compare menarche.

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thelarche

Gynecology Peripubertal enlargement of the breasts