Stein-Leventhal syndrome

noun

Synonym of polycystic ovary syndrome.

Meanings

nounStein-Leventhal syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineSynonym of polycystic ovary syndrome.

    Synonyms: polycystic ovary syndrome

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of polycystic ovary syndrome.

Origin

From being first described in 1935 by U.S. gynecologists Drs. Irving F. Stein, Sr. and Michael L. Leventhal.

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