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KALLMAN'S SYNDROME
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Hypogonadism with anosmia; a congenital sexual disorder that prevents the testicles from maturing at puberty
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("Kallman's syndrome" is a kind of...):
hypogonadism (incompetence of the gonads (especially in the male with low testosterone); results in deficient development of secondary sex characteristics and (in prepubertal males) a body with long legs and a short trunk)