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Swyer syndrome

Swyer syndrome noun: XY gonadal dysgenesis, a type of hypogonadism causing an externally female appearance and (left untreated) the inability to experience puberty.

Noun

Swyer syndrome (uncountable)

  1. XY gonadal dysgenesis, a type of hypogonadism causing an externally female appearance and (left untreated) the inability to experience puberty.

Origin of Swyer syndrome

Named after the endocrinologist Gerald Swyer.

Questions about Swyer syndrome

What does Swyer syndrome mean?
Swyer syndrome means XY gonadal dysgenesis, a type of hypogonadism causing an externally female appearance and (left untreated) the inability to experience puberty.
What part of speech is Swyer syndrome?
Swyer syndrome is a noun.

Words near Swyer syndrome in the dictionary

  1. swungen
  2. swunk
  3. swunken
  4. swunny
  5. swy
  6. Swyer syndrome
  7. Swyer-James syndrome
  8. Swyer-James-MacLeod syndrome
  9. Swygert
  10. Swygerts
  11. swylbolle

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