- hypergonadotropic eunuchoidism
- conditions caused by androgen deficiency that are associated with high levels of gonadotropins. See hypergonadotropic hypogonadism, under hypogonadism.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
hypergonadotropic eunuchoidism
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