adiposogenital dystrophy

ad·i·po·so·gen·i·tal dystrophy (d-ps-jn-tl)

n.

A disorder characterized primarily by obesity and genital hypoplasia either of which may be caused by a tumor of the adenohypophysis or lesions of the hypothalamus.

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adiposogenital dystrophy, adiposogenital syndrome

a disease characterized by abnormal distribution of fat (obesity) accompanied by underdevelopment of the genitalia. The condition is caused by damage to certain parts of the hypothalamus, with a decrease in the secretion of gonadotropic hormones from the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland. Treatment depends on the primary cause of the condition, usually a tumor or infection involving the hypothalamus. Called also Fröhlich's syndrome.