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eunuchoidism

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eu⋅nuch⋅oid⋅ism

  [yoo-nuh-koi-diz-uhm]
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–noun Pathology.
an abnormal condition in males, characterized by lack of fully developed reproductive organs and the manifestation of certain female sex characteristics, as high voice or lack of facial and body hair, resulting from the absence of a normal production of male sex hormones.
Origin:
1920–25; eunuchoid + -ism
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Main Entry: eu·nuch·oid·ism
Pronunciation: 'yü-n&-"koi-"diz-&m
Function: noun
: a state suggestive of that of a eunuch inbeing marked by deficiency of sexual development, by persistence of prepubertal characteristics, and often by the presence of characteristics typical of the opposite sex
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eunuchoidism eu·nuch·oid·ism (y&oomacr;'nə-koi-dĭz'əm)
n.
A condition or state in which the testes are present but fail to function normally.

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