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Kallmann syndrome

Kallmann syndrome noun: a genetic condition characterised by a failure to start or complete puberty, and loss or alteration of the sense of smell.

Noun

Kallmann syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A genetic condition characterised by a failure to start or complete puberty, and loss or alteration of the sense of smell.
    • Up to 10% of people with Kallmann syndrome also have a “micropenis”; more prevalent symptoms are low or fluctuating testosterone levels.2025 November 13, Philip Oltermann, “Did Hitler really have a ‘micropenis’? The dubious documentary analysing the dictator’s DNA”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Origin of Kallmann syndrome

From German Kallmann + syndrome, described in a 1944 paper by Franz Josef Kallmann, a German-American geneticist.

Questions about Kallmann syndrome

What does Kallmann syndrome mean?
Kallmann syndrome means a genetic condition characterised by a failure to start or complete puberty, and loss or alteration of the sense of smell.
What part of speech is Kallmann syndrome?
Kallmann syndrome is a noun.

Words near Kallmann syndrome in the dictionary

  1. Kallithea
  2. kallitype
  3. kallitypes
  4. Kallman
  5. Kallman syndrome
  6. Kallmann syndrome
  7. Kallmans
  8. Kallmeyer
  9. kalloscope
  10. kalloscopes
  11. Kalls

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