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Definition of Macrogenitosomia
1. Noun. (medicine) Exaggerated physical and sexual development in a young person ¹
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Medical Definition of Macrogenitosomia
1. Excessive bodily and genital development. Origin: macro-+ L. Genitalis, genital, + G. Soma, body Macrogenitosomia praecox, a disorder in which gonadal maturation (puberty) and the adolescent growth spurt in bodily height occur in the first decade of life; often associated with a pineal tumour or lesions in hypothalamic areas known to regulate gonadotrophin secretion. Synonym: Pellizzi's syndrome. Macrogenitosomia praecox suprarenalis, precocious somatic growth and isosexual maturation of secondary sexual characteristics, resulting from an adrenocortical tumour. (05 Mar 2000)