Adrenogenital syndrome
adrenogenital syndrome
adrenogenital syndrome a·dre·no·gen·i·tal syndrome (ə-drē’nō-jěn’ĭ-tl)
n.
a group of disorders caused by adrenocortical hyperplasia or malignant tumors, resulting in abnormal secretion of adrenocortical hormones and characterized by masculinization of women, feminization of men, or precocious s-xual development in children.
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