POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME


Meaning of POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1967

: a variable disease that is marked by amenorrhea, hirsutism, obesity, infertility, and ovarian enlargement and is usually initiated by an elevated level of luteinizing hormone, androgen, or estrogen which results in an abnormal cycle of gonadotropin release by the pituitary gland — called also polycystic ovarian syndrome

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