Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kallmann syndrome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables: kall-man-n syn-drome
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A genetic condition characterised by a failure to start or complete puberty, and loss or alteration of the sense of smell.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Up to 10% of people with Kallmann syndrome also have a “micropenis”; more prevalent symptoms are low or fluctuating testosterone levels."

Etymology

From German Kallmann + syndrome, described in a 1944 paper by Franz Josef Kallmann, a German-American geneticist.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does kallmann syndrome mean?: A genetic condition characterised by a failure to start or complete puberty, and loss or alteration of the sense of smell.
Where does kallmann syndrome come from?: From German Kallmann + syndrome, described in a 1944 paper by Franz Josef Kallmann, a German-American geneticist.

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