KLINEFELTER SYNDROME
Dictionary entry overview: What does Klinefelter syndrome mean? • KLINEFELTER SYNDROME (noun)
The noun KLINEFELTER SYNDROME has 1 sense:
1. 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
Familiarity information: KLINEFELTER SYNDROME used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• KLINEFELTER SYNDROME (noun)
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
Klinefelter syndrome; Klinefelter's syndrome; XXY-syndrome
Hypernyms ("Klinefelter syndrome" is a kind of...):
syndrome (a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease)
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