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androgen insensitivity syndrome

androgen insensitivity syndrome noun: a condition where an individual is unresponsive to male hormones. For persons with male gonads, this is associated with higher grades on the Quigley scale.

Noun

androgen insensitivity syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A condition where an individual is unresponsive to male hormones. For persons with male gonads, this is associated with higher grades on the Quigley scale.
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Questions about androgen insensitivity syndrome

What does androgen insensitivity syndrome mean?
Androgen insensitivity syndrome means a condition where an individual is unresponsive to male hormones. For persons with male gonads, this is associated with higher grades on the Quigley scale.
What part of speech is androgen insensitivity syndrome?
Androgen insensitivity syndrome is a noun.

Words near androgen insensitivity syndrome in the dictionary

  1. androecious
  2. androecium
  3. androecy
  4. androg
  5. androgen
  6. androgen insensitivity syndrome
  7. androgenemia
  8. androgenemic
  9. androgeneses
  10. androgenesis
  11. androgenetic

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