TURNER'S SYNDROME

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

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

1. a chromosomal disorder in females who have only one X chromosome; marked by dwarfism and heart abnormalities and underdeveloped sex organs

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• TURNER'S SYNDROME (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A chromosomal disorder in females who have only one X chromosome; marked by dwarfism and heart abnormalities and underdeveloped sex organs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

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

sex-linked disorder (any disease or abnormality that is determined by the sex hormones)