eunuch

eunuch

 [u´nuk]

a male deprived of the testes or external genitals, especially one castrated before puberty so that male secondary sex characters fail to develop. See also castration.

eu·nuch

(yū'nŭk),

A male whose testes have been removed or have never developed.

[G. eunouchos, chamberlain, fr. eunē, bed, + echo, to have]

eunuch

(yo͞o′nək)

n.

1. A castrated man, traditionally employed as a harem attendant or as a functionary in certain Asian courts.

2. Often Offensive A man or boy whose testes are nonfunctioning or have been removed.

3. Derogatory An ineffectual or powerless man.

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eu′nuch·ism n.

eunuch

Endocrinology A ♂ with sexual characteristics and appearance of a person who failed to mature at puberty

eu·nuch

(yū'nŭk)

A male whose testes have been removed or have never developed.

[G. eunouchos, chamberlain, fr. eunē, bed, + echo, to have]

eunuch

A man castrated before puberty. This results in the loss of the male sex hormones and the failure of development of the secondary sexual characteristics-the beard, the deeper voice from enlarged larynx, the adult-sized penis, and the characteristic male body shape.