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hypergonadism

hypergonadism noun: hyperfunction of the gonads.

Noun

hypergonadism (countable and uncountable, plural hypergonadisms)

  1. Hyperfunction of the gonads.
    • In mild cases of hypergonadism prior to puberty, the onset of physical and mood changes may not be abnormally early or significant enough to cause any psychological or long-term physical complications.2018 June 25, James Roland, “What is Hypergonadism?”, in Healthline, archived from the original on 25 Apr 2025

Antonyms of hypergonadism

Forms of hypergonadism

pluralhypergonadisms

Origin of hypergonadism

From hyper- + gonad + -ism.

Questions about hypergonadism

What does hypergonadism mean?
Hypergonadism means hyperfunction of the gonads.
What part of speech is hypergonadism?
Hypergonadism is a noun.
What is the plural of hypergonadism?
The plural of hypergonadism is hypergonadisms.

Words near hypergonadism in the dictionary

  1. hypergolic
  2. hypergolically
  3. hypergolicity
  4. hypergols
  5. Hypergon
  6. hypergonadism
  7. hypergonadisms
  8. hypergonadotropic
  9. hypergonadotropinemia
  10. hypergonadotropism
  11. Hypergons

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