Hypogonadism

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A sexual reproductive system impairment characteristic of gonadal dysfunction; defective sex hormone production by the gonads (ovaries or testes). countable, uncountable

    "Men may also have fertility challenges, especially if their hypogonadism was caused by anabolic steroid use."

  2. 2
    incompetence of the gonads (especially in the male with low testosterone); results in deficient development of secondary sex characteristics and (in prepubertal males) a body with long legs and a short trunk wordnet

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"Men may also have fertility challenges, especially if their hypogonadism was caused by anabolic steroid use."

Etymology

From hypo- + gonad + -ism.

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pituitary hypogonadism

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