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1. male-patterned_baldness

noun. loss of hair on the crown of the head.

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2. hypogonadism

noun. incompetence of the gonads (especially in the male with low testosterone); results in deficient development of secondary sex characteristics and (in prepubertal males) a body with long legs and a short trunk.

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  • -ism (English)
  • gonad (English)
  • γονή (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
  • hypo- (English)
  • ὑπο- (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

3. male

adjective. ['ˈmeɪl'] being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation.

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  • male (Middle English (1100-1500))

4. male

noun. ['ˈmeɪl'] an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova).

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  • male (Middle English (1100-1500))

5. male

noun. ['ˈmeɪl'] a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies.

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  • male (Middle English (1100-1500))

6. male

adjective. ['ˈmeɪl'] characteristic of a man.

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  • male (Middle English (1100-1500))

7. Male

noun. the capital of Maldives in the center of the islands.

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Sentences with male-hypogonadism


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Men who experience hot flushes should see their doctor, who can perform a blood test to see whether the cause is a testosterone deficiency also known as male hypogonadism.

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