Turner'ssyndrome

Turner'ssyndrome
Tur·ner's syndrome (tûrʹnərz) n.
A congenital condition of females associated with a defect or absence of an X-chromosome, characterized by short stature, sexual underdevelopment, and other physical abnormalities.
  [After Henry HubertTurner (1892-1970), American endocrinologist.]

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Universalium. 2010.

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