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KLINEFELTER SYNDROME
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Syndrome in males that is characterized by small testes and long legs and enlarged breasts and reduced sperm production and mental retardation; a genetic defect in which an extra X chromosome (XXY) is present in the male
Synonyms:
Klinefelter's syndrome; Klinefelter syndrome; XXY-syndrome
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("Klinefelter syndrome" is a kind of...):
syndrome (a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease)
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