KLINEFELTER SYNDROME

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 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)

Sense 1

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

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Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

Klinefelter's syndrome; Klinefelter syndrome; XXY-syndrome

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

syndrome (a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease)

 Context examples 

Klinefelter syndrome increases the risk of developing extragonadal germ cell tumors and breast cancer.

(Klinefelter syndrome, NCI Dictionary)