adiposogenital degeneration
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adiposogenital dystrophy — ad·i·po·so·gen·i·tal dystrophy .ad ə .pō sō .jen ət əl n a combination of obesity, retarded development of the sex glands, and changes in secondary sex characteristics that results from impaired function or disease of the pituitary gland and… … Medical dictionary
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dystrophy — Progressive changes that may result from defective nutrition of a tissue or organ. SYN: dystrophia. [dys + G. trophe, nourishment] adiposogenital d. a disorder characterized primarily by obesity and hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism … Medical dictionary
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