What is precocious puberty?
1. Puberty that starts after the age of 14.
2. Puberty that starts before age 7 for girls and age 9 for boys.
3. The term for a patient that does not experience puberty.
4. Puberty that starts before age 3.
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1. Precocious puberty happens early. Age 14 would not be precocious puberty.
2. Precocious puberty is an early puberty, which happens before age 7 in girls and age 9 in boys.
3. Precocious puberty is early puberty, not nonexistent puberty.
4. Puberty is not seen at this early age.
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