Turner's syndrome

Tur·ner's syndrome  (tûrnrz)

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.

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[After Henry Hubert Turner (1892-1970), American endocrinologist.]

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Noun

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Turner's syndrome - a chromosomal disorder in females who have only one X chromosome; marked by dwarfism and heart abnormalities and underdeveloped sex organs sex-linked disorder - any disease or abnormality that is determined by the sex hormones; "hemophilia is determined by a gene defect on an X chromosome"