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Turner's syndrome

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noun Pathology.
an abnormal congenital condition resulting from a defect on or absence of the second sex chromosome, characterized by retarded growth of the gonads.
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Origin of Turner's syndrome

Named after Henry Hubert Turner (1892–1970), U.S endocrinologist, who described it in 1938
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