adiposogenital dystrophy

adiposogenital dystrophy definition - medical

ad·i·po·so·gen·i·tal dystrophy (ădˌə-pōˌsō-jĕnˈĭ-tl)

noun
A disorder characterized primarily by obesity and genital hypoplasia either of which may be caused by a tumor of the adenohypophysis or lesions of the hypothalamus.

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