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hypogonadism

hy·po·go·nadism

uncommon

noun

1.

incompetence of the gonads (especially in the male with low testosterone); results in deficient development of secondary sex characteristics and (in prepubertal males) a body with long legs and a short trunk

Origin

From hypo- + gonad + -ism.

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