Definition of Male hypogonadism

1. Noun. The state of being a eunuch (either because of lacking testicles or because they failed to develop).

Exact synonyms: Eunuchoidism
Generic synonyms: Hypogonadism

Medical Definition of Male hypogonadism

1. A state in which testes are present but fail to function normally; may be of gonadal or pituitary origin. Synonym: eunuchism, male hypogonadism. Hypergonadotropic eunuchoidism, eunuchoidism of gonadal origin, commonly accompanied by enhanced levels of pituitary gonadotropins in the blood and urine, as in Klinefelter's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Male Hypogonadism

male chest
male child
male chromosome complement
male engyne
male erecticle dysfunction
male fern
male ferns
male hermaphroditism
male horse
male hypogonadism (current term)
male internal reproductive organ
male menopause
male monarch
male offspring
male orchis
male parent
male pattern alopecia
male pattern baldness
male person
male plug
male pregnancies

Literary usage of Male hypogonadism

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Anabolic Steroid Abuse by Geraline C. Lin (1996)
"... treatment of specific disease such as aplastic anemias with high- dose androgen treatment and male hypogonadism with replacement-dose treatment. ..."

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