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Turner’s syndrome

Tur·ner's syn·drome


noun 
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genetic disease affecting women: a genetic disorder affecting women in which only one X chromosome per cell is present, instead of two, resulting in underdeveloped ovaries and underdevelopment of the womb, vagina, and breasts

[Mid-20th century. After Henry Hubert Turner (1892-1970), U.S. physician]
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