Concept information
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Congenital Abnormalities
Urogenital Abnormalities
Disorders of Sex Development
46, XX Disorders of Sex Development
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Female Urogenital Diseases
Urogenital Abnormalities
Disorders of Sex Development
46, XX Disorders of Sex Development
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Male Urogenital Diseases
Urogenital Abnormalities
Disorders of Sex Development
46, XX Disorders of Sex Development
Endocrine System Diseases
Gonadal Disorders
Disorders of Sex Development
46, XX Disorders of Sex Development
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Congenital Abnormalities
Urogenital Abnormalities
Disorders of Sex Development
Adrenogenital Syndrome
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Female Urogenital Diseases
Urogenital Abnormalities
Disorders of Sex Development
Adrenogenital Syndrome
Preferred term
Hyperandrogenism
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Note
- general or unspecified; prefer specific manifestation such as HIRSUTISM; VIRILISM; etc.
Scope note
- A condition caused by the excessive secretion of ANDROGENS from the ADRENAL CORTEX; the OVARIES; or the TESTES. The clinical significance in males is negligible. In women, the common manifestations are HIRSUTISM and VIRILISM as seen in patients with POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME and ADRENOCORTICAL HYPERFUNCTION.
History note
- 94
In other languages
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Finnish
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hyperandrogenismus
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hyperfunctio testium
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hypersekretion av testikulära hormoner
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kiveshormonien liikaeritys
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kivesten liikatoiminta
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testikulär hyperfunktion
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D017588
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