KLINEFELTER'S SYNDROME

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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

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Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("Klinefelter's syndrome" is a kind of...):

syndrome (a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease)

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