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noun
A syndrome in males with a lack of sex characteristics due to lack of proper male sex hormones.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the state of being a eunuch (either because of lacking testicles or because they failed to develop)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: male hypogonadism
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hypogonadism
History
Etymology tree English eunuchoid Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English eunuchoidism From eunuchoid + -ism.
Across languages
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