Fröhlich's syndrome

adiposogenital dystrophy

[ad″ĭ-po-so-jen´ĭ-t'l dis´trah-fe] increased body fat (obesity) accompanied by underdevelopment of the genitalia and altered secondary sex characteristics, caused by damage to certain parts of the hypothalamus, with a decrease in the secretion of gonadotropic hormones from the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland. Treatment depends on the primary cause of the condition, usually a tumor or infection involving the hypothalamus. Called also adiposogenital syndrome and Fröhlich's syndrome.

Fröhlich's syndrome

The combination of obesity and under-development of the GONADS in children associated with a tumour affecting the PITUITARY GLAND. (Alfred Frolich, 1871–1953, Austrian pharmacologist and neurologist).

单词	fröhlich's syndrome
释义	DictionarySeeFrohlich's syndromeEncyclopediaSeeAdiposogenital Dystrophy Fröhlich's syndrome adiposogenital dystrophy [ad″ĭ-po-so-jen´ĭ-t'l dis´trah-fe] increased body fat (obesity) accompanied by underdevelopment of the genitalia and altered secondary sex characteristics, caused by damage to certain parts of the hypothalamus, with a decrease in the secretion of gonadotropic hormones from the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland. Treatment depends on the primary cause of the condition, usually a tumor or infection involving the hypothalamus. Called also adiposogenital syndrome and Fröhlich's syndrome. Fröhlich's syndrome The combination of obesity and under-development of the GONADS in children associated with a tumour affecting the PITUITARY GLAND. (Alfred Frolich, 1871–1953, Austrian pharmacologist and neurologist). ThesaurusSeesyndrome
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