Turner syndrome

English

Etymology

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

Noun

Turner syndrome (uncountable)

1. (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