KLINEFELTER

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• KLINEFELTER (noun)
  The noun KLINEFELTER has 1 sense:

1. United States physician who first described the XXY-syndrome (born in 1912)

  Familiarity information: KLINEFELTER used as a noun is very rare.

• KLINEFELTER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

United States physician who first described the XXY-syndrome (born in 1912)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Harry F. Klinefelter; Harry Fitch Kleinfelter; Klinefelter

Instance hypernyms:

doc; doctor; Dr.; MD; medico; physician (a licensed medical practitioner)

 Context examples 

Risk factors for male breast cancer include exposure to radiation, a family history of breast cancer, and having high estrogen levels, which can happen with diseases like cirrhosis or Klinefelter's syndrome.

(Male Breast Cancer, NIH: National Cancer Institute)

Klinefelter's syndrome (KS) is a condition that occurs in men who have an extra X chromosome.

(Klinefelter's Syndrome, NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)

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

(Klinefelter syndrome, NCI Dictionary)