HyperDic: klinefelter_syndrome

English > 1 sense of the expression *Klinefelter syndrome*:
NOUN	state	Klinefelter syndrome, Klinefelter's syndrome, XXY-syndrome	syndrome in males that is characterized by small testes and long legs and enlarged breasts and reduced sperm production and mental retardation

English > *Klinefelter syndrome*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
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.
Synonyms	Klinefelter's syndrome, XXY-syndrome
Broader	syndrome	A pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease
Catalan	Síndrome de Klinefelter