TURNER'S SYNDROME


Meaning of TURNER'S SYNDROME in English

Pathol.

an abnormal congenital condition resulting from a defect on or absence of the second sex chromosome, characterized by retarded growth of the gonads.

[ named after Henry Hubert Turner (1892-1970), U.S endocrinologist, who described it in 1938 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .