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XXY-SYNDROME

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does XXY-syndrome mean? 

XXY-SYNDROME (noun)
  The noun XXY-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 maleplay

  Familiarity information: XXY-SYNDROME used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


XXY-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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

Klinefelter's syndrome; Klinefelter syndrome; XXY-syndrome

Hypernyms ("XXY-syndrome" is a kind of...):

syndrome (a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease)


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