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111Stein-Leventhal syndrome — ▪ medical disorder also called polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) disorder in women that is characterized by an elevated level of male hormones (androgens (androgen)) and infrequent or absent ovulation (anovulation). About 5 percent of women are …
112Glands and hormones of the human endocrine system — ▪ Table Glands and hormones of the human endocrine system gland or tissue principal hormone function testis testosterone stimulates development of male sex organs and secondary sex characteristics, including facial hair growth and increased… …
113gonadarche — noun The earliest gonadal changes of puberty, when (in response to pituitary gonadotropins), the ovaries in girls and the testes in boys begin to grow and increase the production of the sex steroids, especially estradiol and testosterone …
114leuprorelin — noun A drug that down regulates the secretion of gonadotropins …
115Albright syndrome — 1. A genetic disorder of bones, skin pigmentation and hormonal problems with premature sexual development. Also called McCune Albright syndrome and polyostotic fibrous dysplasia. In the syndrome, there is bone disease with fractures and deformity …
116Cell — The basic structural and functional unit in people and all living things. Each cell is a small container of chemicals and water wrapped in a membrane. Each cell in the human body there are 100 trillion cells in each of us contains the entire… …
117Fibrous dysplasia, polyostotic — A genetic disorder of bones, skin pigmentation and hormonal problems with premature sexual development. Also called McCune Albright syndrome or the Albright syndrome. In the syndrome, there is bone disease with fractures and deformity of the legs …
118McCune-Albright syndrome — A genetic disorder of bones, skin pigmentation and hormonal problems with premature sexual development. Also called Albright syndrome or polyostotic fibrous dysplasia. In the syndrome, there is bone disease with fractures and deformity of the… …
119Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia — A genetic disorder of bones, skin pigmentation and hormonal problems with premature sexual development. Also called McCune Albright syndrome or the Albright syndrome. In the syndrome, there is bone disease with fractures and deformity of the legs …
120eunuchoidism — A state in which testes are present but fail to function normally; may be of gonadal or pituitary origin. SYN: eunuchism (2), male hypogonadism. hypergonadotropic e. e. of gonadal …
