TURNER'S SYNDROME

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A chromosomal disorder in females who have only one X chromosome; marked by dwarfism and heart abnormalities and underdeveloped sex organs

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Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("Turner's syndrome" is a kind of...):

sex-linked disorder (any disease or abnormality that is determined by the sex hormones)

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