polycystic ovary syndrome
Medicine
noun
A syndrome characterized by the presence of enlarged, polycystic ovaries and abnormal levels of gonadotropins, androgens, and insulin, which may cause such symptoms as menstrual disturbances, infertility, hirsutism, and obesity; abbreviated PCOS.
Origin
1950s.
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