Premature
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Premature can refer to:
- Premature aging: see SenescenceSenescenceSenescence or biological aging is the change in the biology of an organism as it ages after its maturity. Such changes range from those affecting its cells and their function to those affecting the whole organism...
- Premature birth or prematurity: see Preterm birth
- Premature ejaculationPremature ejaculationPremature ejaculation is a condition in which a man ejaculates earlier than he or his partner would like him to. Premature ejaculation is also known as rapid ejaculation, rapid climax, premature climax, or early ejaculation....
- Premature menopause
- Premature stop codon: see Nonsense mutationNonsense mutationIn genetics, a nonsense mutation is a point mutation in a sequence of DNA that results in a premature stop codon, or a nonsense codon in the transcribed mRNA, and in a truncated, incomplete, and usually nonfunctional protein product. It differs from a missense mutation, which is a point mutation...
- Premature ventricular contractionPremature ventricular contractionA premature ventricular contraction , also known as a premature ventricular complex, ventricular premature contraction , ventricular premature beat , or extrasystole, is a relatively common event where the heartbeat is initiated by the heart ventricles rather than by the sinoatrial node, the...