Tanner scale

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A scale of physical development in children, adolescents, and adults, based on external primary and secondary sex characteristics, such as the size of the breasts and the development of pubic hair.

Word forms

Tanner scale

Etymology

Named after James Tanner, British pediatrician.

Related words

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