eunuchoid

eunuchoid
Resembling, or having the general characteristics of, a eunuch; usually indicating the physical habitus of a male in whom hypogonadism occurred before puberty. [G. eunouchos, eunuch, + eidos, resembling]

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eu·nuch·oid 'yü-nə-.kȯid also eu·nuch·oi·dal -.kȯid-əl, .yü-nə-'kȯid-əl adj of, relating to, or characterized by eunuchoidism: resembling a eunuch
eunuchoid n a sexually deficient individual esp one lacking in sexual differentiation and tending toward the intersex state

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eu·nuch·oid (uґnə-koid) [Gr. eunouchoeidēs] 1. resembling or having the characteristics of a eunuch. 2. a male with hypogonadism and deficient secondary sex characters.

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  • eunuchoid — noun Date: 1906 a sexually deficient individual; especially one lacking in sexual differentiation and tending toward the intersexual state • eunuchoid adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • eunuchoid — eu•nuch•oid [[t]ˈyu nəˌkɔɪd[/t]] adj. 1) pat lacking fully developed male genitalia or other sex characteristics 2) pat a eunuchoid male …   From formal English to slang

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  • eunuchoid — /yooh neuh koyd /, adj. 1. affected with eunuchoidism. n. 2. a person affected with eunuchoidism. [1905 10; EUNUCH + OID] * * * …   Universalium

  • eunuchoid — adjective Resembling a eunuch …   Wiktionary

  • eunuchoid — eu|nucho|i̱d [↑...id]: einem echten Eunuchen vergleichbar, in der Körperbeschaffenheit einem Eunuchen ähnlich. eu|nucho|i̱der Ty̲pus: krankhafter Körperbautypus bei Männern, der durch mangelhafte Entwicklung der Keimdrüsen charakterisiert ist… …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

  • eunuchoid — m IV, DB. a; lm M. eunuchoididzi, DB. ów med. psych. «osobnik dotknięty eunuchoidyzmem, wykazujący fizyczne lub psychiczne podobieństwo do eunucha» …   Słownik języka polskiego

  • eunuchoid — adj. resembling a eunuch, of a eunuch, resembling one who is castrated …   English contemporary dictionary

  • eunuchoid — eu·nuch·oid …   English syllables

  • eunuchoid — …   Useful english dictionary

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