KALLMAN'S SYNDROME

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Kallman's syndrome mean? 

• KALLMAN'S SYNDROME (noun)
  The noun KALLMAN'S SYNDROME has 1 sense:

1. hypogonadism with anosmia; a congenital sexual disorder that prevents the testicles from maturing at puberty

  Familiarity information: KALLMAN'S SYNDROME used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KALLMAN'S SYNDROME (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Hypogonadism with anosmia; a congenital sexual disorder that prevents the testicles from maturing at puberty

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Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("Kallman's syndrome" is a kind of...):

hypogonadism (incompetence of the gonads (especially in the male with low testosterone); results in deficient development of secondary sex characteristics and (in prepubertal males) a body with long legs and a short trunk)