Turner syndrome

English

Etymology

Named after Henry Turner who first described the condition in 1938.

Noun

Turner syndrome (uncountable)

(medicine, medical genetics) A particular genetic condition, caused by partially or completely missing an X chromosome (monosomy), that leads to sterility and other issues.
Synonyms: 45,X; 45,X0

Translations

disease

Chinese:
Mandarin: 特納氏症／特纳氏症 (Tènàshì zhèng)
Czech: Turnerův syndrom m
French: syndrome de Turner (fr) m
Indonesian: sindrom Turner
Japanese: ターナー症候群 (Tānā shōkōgun)
Polish: zespół Turnera m
Portuguese: síndrome de Turner
Russian: синдро́м Терне́ра n (sindróm Ternéra), синдро́м Шереше́вского-Те́рнера n (sindróm Šerešévskovo-Térnera)
Spanish: síndrome de Turner m
Turkish: Turner sendromu
Ukrainian: синдро́м Терне́ра (syndróm Ternéra)

Further reading

Turner syndrome on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
“Turner syndrome”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

See also

Turner-Kieser syndrome

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