POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME


Meaning of POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME in English

noun

: a variable disorder that is marked especially 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 disease , polycystic ovarian syndrome, polycystic ovary disease

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