adiposogenital dystrophy

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adiposogenital dystrophy [¦ad·ə‚pō·sō′jen·əd·əl ′dis·trə·fē]

(medicine)

A syndrome involving obesity, retarded gonad development, and sometimes diabetes insipidus resulting from impaired functioning of the pituitary and hypothalamus. Also known as Froehlich's syndrome.

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