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Kallman's syndrome

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Noun1.Kallman's syndrome - hypogonadism with anosmia; a congenital sexual disorder that prevents the testicles from maturing at puberty
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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There was tragedy even in Jimmy Scott's birth: He had Kallman's Syndrome, an hereditary, hormonal deficiency that arrested his growth, and as an adult, his voice and his appearance caused many to mistake him often for a woman.
Born into abject poverty in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1925, he was later diagnosed with Kallman's syndrome, a hormonal deficiency that restricted his growth and sexual development.
 
 
 
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