Kallman syndrome

noun

A rare genetic condition characterized by anosmia or hyposmia and a failure to start or to complete puberty.

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Meanings

nounKallman syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA rare genetic condition characterized by anosmia or hyposmia and a failure to start or to complete puberty.

Origin

Described in a paper published in 1944 by Franz Josef Kallmann, a German-American geneticist.

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Kallman syndrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kallman%20syndrome

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