eunuchoidism

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eunuchoidism

(ˈjuːnəkɔɪˌdɪzəm)

a condition characterized by a lack of sexual characteristics caused by a hormonal imbalance

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Noun 1. [画像:eunuchoidism - the state of being a eunuch (either because of lacking testicles or because they failed to develop)]eunuchoidism - the state of being a eunuch (either because of lacking testicles or because they failed to develop)

male hypogonadism

hypogonadism - incompetence of the gonads (especially in the male with low testosterone); results in deficient development of secondary sex characteristics and (in prepubertal males) a body with long legs and a short trunk

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In 1944, Kallmann described a syndrome of primary eunuchoidism secondary to hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism associated with congenital anosmia (1).