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21Precocious — Unusually early development, whether it be of intellectual powers, speech, physical traits, etc. Precocious puberty is the unusually early development of secondary sexual features. The onset of sexual maturation in a girl before age 8 or a boy… …
22melanism — Unusually marked, diffuse, melanin pigmentation of body hair and skin (usually not affecting the iris). SEE ALSO: melanosis. * * * mel·a·nism mel ə .niz əm n 1) an increased amount of black or nearly black pigmentation (as of skin, feathers, or… …
23precocity — Unusually early or rapid development of mental or physical traits. [see precocious] * * * pre·coc·i·ty pri käs ət ē n, pl ties exceptionally early or premature development (as of mental powers or sexual characteristics) * * * n. an acceleration… …
24unusual — unusually, adv. unusualness, n. /un yooh zhooh euhl, yoohzh weuhl/, adj. not usual, common, or ordinary; uncommon in amount or degree; exceptional: an unusual sound; an unusual hobby; an unusual response. [1575 85; UN 1 + USUAL] Syn.… …
25hyperserotonemia — Unusually large amounts of serotonin in the circulating blood; probable cause of some of the symptoms and signs in the carcinoid syndrome. * * * hy·per·sero·to·ne·mia (hi″pər se″ro to neґme ə) excessive serotonin in the… …
26Extraordinary Repairs — Unusually extensive maintenance work performed on a piece of machinery to increase its useful life by over a year. Ordinary repairs are maintenance items necessary to keep machinery functioning, which are anticipated by the initial estimate… …
27ULvWF — unusually large von Willebrand factor …
28XYY syndrome — unusually aggressive male having an extra Y sex chromosome …
29as an exception — unusually, extraordinarily, leniently …
30heroic behavior — unusually brave and daring action …
