APA Dictionary of Psychology

Klinefelter’s syndrome

Updated on 11/15/2023
a disorder in which males are born with an extra X chromosome, resulting in small testes, absence of sperm, enlarged breasts, intellectual developmental disorder, and behavioral differences. Also called XXY syndrome. [Harry F. Klinefelter Jr. (1912–1990), U.S. physician]
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