hypergonadotropic eunuchoidism

eunuchoidism /eu·nuch·oid·ism/ (u´nik-oi-dizm) hypogonadism in a male; deficiency of the testes or of their secretion, with deficient secondary sex characters.

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female eunuchoidism  hypogonadism in which the ovaries fail to function at puberty, resulting in infertility, absence of development of secondary sex characteristics, infantile sexual organs, and excessive growth of the long bones.

hypergonadotropic eunuchoidism  see under hypogonadism.

hypogonadotropic eunuchoidism  see under hypogonadism.

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hypergonadotropic eunuchoidism

n.

Eunuchoidism of gonadal origin, commonly accompanied by enhanced levels of pituitary gonadotropins in the blood and urine, as in Klinefelter's syndrome.

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eunuchoidism

deficiency of the testes or of their secretion, with impaired sexual power and eunuchoid signs.

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hypergonadotropic eunuchoidism

that associated with secretion of high levels of gonadotropins, as in Klinefelter's syndrome.

hypogonadotropic eunuchoidism

that due to lack of gonadotropin secretion.