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eunuchoidism

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[yoo-nuh-koi-diz-uhm] / ˈyu nə kɔɪˌdɪz əm /

noun

Pathology.

  1. a hormonal condition in males characterized by a lack of fully developed reproductive organs and the manifestation of certain female sex characteristics, such as a high voice or reduced facial and body hair, resulting from a lack of androgens.

Etymology

Origin of eunuchoidism

First recorded in 1920–25; eunuchoid + -ism

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Related to acquired eunuchism is the condition of eunuchoidism, the eunuchs which were so born from their mother's womb.

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