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TURNER'S SYNDROME
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A chromosomal disorder in females who have only one X chromosome; marked by dwarfism and heart abnormalities and underdeveloped sex organs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("Turner's syndrome" is a kind of...):
sex-linked disorder (any disease or abnormality that is determined by the sex hormones)